School Nurse (AfC equivalent Band 5)

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health service in Greater London is seeking a School Nurse responsible for assessing health needs and planning school health services for children. The ideal candidate should have nursing qualifications, experience with children aged 5-19, and strong communication skills. This role involves collaboration with schools, families, and other agencies to improve health outcomes. The position offers a competitive salary between £37,035 and £39,513, and benefits including training support and local government leave allowance.

Benefits

Subsidised leisure passes

Generous local government annual leave allowance

Pension scheme

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months post qualification experience required.
• Evidence of self-development within the nursing field.
• Understanding of development needs of children aged 5-19.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to a caseload of primary/secondary school children.
• Identify and provide services to vulnerable children.
• Complete health assessments for new school entrants.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work independently

Presentation and teaching skills

Ability to provide mental health support

Education

RGN/RSCN/Child branch

Registered Sick Children Nurse

Tools

Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

£37,035- £39,513 inclusive of higher cost living allowance - LBN PO1, AfC Band 5 equivalent

Term time (pro-rata) roles are available.

The School Nurse will be professionally responsible and accountable for the assessment of health needs, planning and evaluation of the school health service delivery, for both individuals and groups within a defined school age population.

The job involves working in partnership with schools, parents/carers and other agencies to achieve the best health outcomes for children and young people. The School Nurse works within the School Health Service, to deliver the Healthy Child Programme.

Our offer

• Genuine management support: Low supervisor/supervisee ratios.
• Money matters: Subsidised leisure passes. Generous local government annual leave allowance. Pension scheme. Continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for health professionals who satisfy the NHS Pension scheme criteria. NHS continuous service recognised.
• Learning & Development: Support to take up advanced clinical training and wider workforce development package to enhance your skills. Clear competency and career progression framework. Access to smart technology.

Main duties of the job

The role will include:

Identifying, supporting, planning, deliveringand evaluating health promotion activities in line with the school curriculum andlocally agreed priorities.

Devising appropriate individualised health careplans for the school aged child through continuous development, implementationand evaluation of programmes of care.

Contribution to the assessment and review ofspecial education and medical needs.

Working collaboratively in partnership withchildren, young people, parents / carers and other agencies, e.g. education,social services, other healthcare workers and the voluntary sector to meet theneeds of children and young people.

For further information about the role please refer to the job description

About us

Newham is an incrediblydiverse borough with a very young population and is experiencing considerableregeneration as part of the Olympic legacy. There are over 86,000 children andyoung people in Newham and we want each of them to have the same life chancesas young people in other parts of London.

This post isdirectly employed by the London Borough of Newham, who was the first Londonborough to offer a fully integrated 0-19 health and social care service afterwe assumed direct responsibility for providing School Nursing services, HealthVisiting and Family Nurse Partnership in 2017. Therefore our CYPS directorate will be delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child programme through theChildrens Health Service.

Newham 0-19 health service have a continual commitment, workingtowards improving the lives of Children and Young People in the Borough. Pleasesee below links for various health education films the service has producedwith the support, and showcasing our Super Star Service users.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQK0nmSpFE0&t=33s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK85GXs3qVo&t=3s

TheChildren's Health 0-19 service had their CQC inspection in 2021 and rated Goodin all areas.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be professionally responsible and accountable for the assessment of health needs, planning and evaluation of the school health service delivery, for both individuals and groups within a defined school age population. He/ she will work in partnership with schools, parents/carers and other agencies to achieve the best health outcomes for children and young people.

As the key health worker, the associate school nurse will promote the health and wellbeing of the school-aged child so as to enable each child to reach his/her full potential in line with Newhams inclusive education policy. This will help to minimise effects of social, cultural and racial inequality.

The post holder will be required to develop a specialist role in areas of school health.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a service to a caseload of primary/secondary school children as the named school nurse in appropriate settings such as school, clinic, home, youth clubs, special educational units and other educational establishments.
• Identify and work in partnership to provide a service to vulnerable and socially excluded children who may or may not be attending school.
• Work collaboratively in partnership with children, young people, parents /carers and other agencies, e.g. education, social services, other healthcare workers and the voluntary sector to meet the needs of children and young people.
• Complete a universal school entry health assessment for children entering a school in Newham. This includes the screening of vision, hearing, growth,general health and any other concerns/problems, making referrals to audiology and optician as appropriate.
• Complete an annual review assessment for children looked after attending aNewham school.

For further information please refer to the job description

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to contribute to the training for education staff, parents and children and young people.
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload while at the same time adhering to the quality and work standards required by the service.
• Ability to critically examine own working practice and to contribute to the process of continual development of the school health service.
• Presentation, teaching and negotiating skills.
• Ability to use IT and common software packages e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to provide mental health support at Tier 1 level

Qualifications

• RGN/RSCN/Child branch
• Have a minimum of 6 months post qualification
• Evidence of self development within the nursing sphere
• Registered Sick Children Nurse / Child Branch Mental health / counselling qualification.

Experience

• Understanding of the development and assessment needs of children aged 5-19.
• Knowledge of recent developments in health and education relevant to school nursing practice.
• Understanding of the importance of clinical supervision and clinical effectiveness.
• Knowledge of child protection law and procedures.
• Understanding of the need of children from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
• Experience of working in a nursing team in an acute or community setting.
• Experience of working with children.
• Experience of contributing to team working.
• Experience of planning and carrying out health promotion programmes.
• Interest or knowledge in an aspect of school nursing together and the ability to share such knowledge with wider staff group.
• Experience of working in school health service.
• Experience of running groups.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£37,035 to £39,513 a year Pro rata and inclusive of high cost area supplements (HCAS)