School Nurse (AfC equivalent Band 5)

London Borough of Newham; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Greater London is seeking a School Nurse to assess health needs and plan the delivery of school health services. The role involves collaborating with schools and agencies to achieve optimal health outcomes for children and young people. Candidates must possess clinical skills and experience in health planning. Generous benefits include subsidised leisure passes and access to training programs.

Benefits

Subsidised leisure passes

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Access to advanced training

Qualifications

• Professionally responsible and accountable for health needs assessment and planning.
• Experience in health promotion activities and individualised health care plans is essential.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with parents and other agencies.

Responsibilities

• Identify, support, and evaluate health promotion activities in schools.
• Collaborate with parents, carers, and other agencies to meet health needs.
• Develop individual health care plans for students.

Skills

Health assessment

Health promotion activities

Collaboration with agencies

Individualized health care plans

Job description

Job Summary

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.

The role will include: Identifying, supporting, planning, delivering and evaluating health promotion activities in line with the school curriculum and locally agreed priorities. Devising appropriate individualised health care plans for the school aged child through continuous development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. Contribution to the assessment and review of special education and medical needs. Working 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.

About the Borough

Newham is an incredibly diverse borough with a very young population and is experiencing considerable regeneration as part of the Olympic legacy. There are over 86,000 children and young people in Newham and we want each of them to have the same life chances as young people in other parts of London. This post is directly employed by the London Borough of Newham, who was the first London borough to offer a fully integrated 0-19 health and social care service after we assumed direct responsibility for providing School Nursing services, Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership in 2017. Therefore our CYPS directorate will be delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child programme through the Childrens Health Service. Newham 0-19 health service have a continual commitment, working towards improving the lives of Children and Young People in the Borough. Please see below links for various health education films the service has produced with the support, and showcasing our Super Star Service users.

Benefits

• 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.