School Nurse - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

CNWL; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at an established healthcare provider committed to delivering top-quality, patient-centered care. This role as a School Nurse offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of children and families within a supportive environment. You will be responsible for health assessments, promoting healthy lifestyles, and collaborating with various agencies to ensure comprehensive care. With opportunities for professional development and a focus on staff wellbeing, this position is ideal for motivated individuals looking to advance their careers while making a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

Recruitment and Retention Premia

Friendly Work Environment

Local Induction and Mentor

Preceptorship for Newly Qualified Staff

Strong Leadership Support

Clinical Training Programme

Opportunities for Career Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts at Retailers

Attractive Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified SCPHN School Nurse with strong communication skills.
• Experience in child health and ability to manage a caseload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health assessments and provide evidence-based nursing care.
• Collaborate with multi-agency teams to improve health outcomes.

Skills

Team Working

Communication Skills

Holistic Health Needs Assessment

Child Health Screening

Public Health Knowledge

Caseload Management

Clinical Skills

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse / School Nurse (SCPHN)

Registered NMC Nurse

Supervision Training

Teaching / Mentorship Qualification

Tools

ChatHealth

Job description

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We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

School Nurse - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area School Nurse - Specialist community Public Health Nurse Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (30 hours per week can be considered) Job ref 333-D-MK-CM-1082-D

Site Shipley Court Town Newport Pagnell Salary £37,338 - £44,962 p.a Salary period Yearly Closing 06/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

Are you a SCPHN School Nurse who is highly motivated with excellent team working and communication skills? If so then we would love you to come and join us!

We are currently expanding our School Nursing Service as part of our implementation of a new model of delivery and are recruiting to School Nurse posts. Our new model incorporates the development of new ways of working to meet the needs of our diverse and growing population. Please contact us for a discussion about our plans and what we can offer each other. We would also like to hear from you if you are SCPHN School Nurse Student due to qualify. We actively encourage any applicants to come and meet the management team and 0-19 colleagues.

This is a year-round post working a minimum 30 hours per week between 9am-5pm.

Main duties of the job

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

• Maintain a family-centred public health approach as a framework for identifying and delivering health care interventions and key public health messages.
• Be pro-active in multi-agency networking and collaboration to improve health outcomes for children, young people and their families.
• Reflect a service based on reducing health inequalities.
• Offer School Nurse expertise to clients within a community setting, acting as an advocate for the school age child.
• Undertake child / family assessments and agree programme of child health screening and health promotion activity.
• Carry out specific health and developmental screening where identified, or delegate responsibility where appropriate to other team members.
• Responsibility / accountability for a locality caseload whilst overseeing and supporting other locality staff members.
• Delegation of workload from caseload where appropriate, whilst retaining oversight of cases and agreed identified actions.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for care given to children, young people and families but also work as team members.
• Support and develop skill mixed staff within an integrated team.
• Prioritise workload to ensure all tasks are actioned in a timely fashion according to level of need.

Working for our organisation

We can offer you:

• Recruitment and Retention premia of 6% **T&C’s apply, further information given at interview*
• A friendly, welcoming, nurturing and encouraging work environment that will support you in your practice and development
• Local induction and an allocated mentor
• Preceptorship for newly qualified staff
• Strong leadership and management support
• Regular clinical, management, and safeguarding supervision.
• A clinical training programme to support your practice, tailored to your individual needs
• Opportunities for leadership and career development
• A strong focus on staff wellbeing and access to excellent staff engagement programs and support services via our People Development team

CNWL Trust can offer:

• Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust Benefits
• Buy & Sell Annual Leave
• An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits for dependants; ill health retirement benefits; and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)
• Employee Assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
• Staying Well at Work service for tailored employment related support to staff with severe and long-term mental health problems

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Undertake complex holistic health needs assessments of children and young people in a wide range of environments and across a broad population spectrum. Interpret, analyse and collate complex information, liaising with children, young people and families and other services/agencies as appropriate.
• To inform and implement a plan of care using evidence-based criterion to rationalise professional decisions and actions. Monitor progress and adapt plans to maximize health benefits for clients.
• Provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.
• Help others e.g. children, young people, parents and carers to identify their own level of knowledge and skill and offer support, information and advice to enable them to access services and adopt healthy lifestyles.
• Using excellent communication skills, communicate effectively with children young people, parents / carers and other professionals.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive record keeping in line with NMC guidance and Trust policy.
• Have knowledge of Information Sharing and Assessment protocols and ability to identify and discern relevance of information to be shared to promote the safety of children.
• If a non-medical prescriber, diagnosis of clinical need to include patient history, clinical assessment, including physical examination where appropriate.

Person specification

Other

• Ability to drive and car owner for work purposes

Education & Qualifications

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse / School Nurse (SCPHN)
• Registered NMC Nurse
• Supervision Training.
• Teaching / Mentorship Qualification.

Experience

• Experience of working with children young people and families through the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme.
• Evidence of caseload management and exceptional organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Experience of supervision (clinical / management / safeguarding)

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrate excellent clinical skills as a School Nurse.
• The ability to support colleagues to aid and improve practice.
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme and current Public Health Guidance. School Nurse SCPHN Job Description.
• ChatHealth User
• Understanding of CNWL policies in relation to maintaining clinical records

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Kim Massingham Job title School Nurse Team Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07543508280 Additional information

Helen Hough - Practice Educator School Nursing Service

Email: [e-mail] / 07395 376983