School Staff Nurse

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks enthusiastic nurses to manage school nursing caseloads across various schools. Responsibilities include completing health assessments, providing classroom teaching, and managing safeguarding caseloads. Candidates should possess post registration nursing experience in children's or adult settings and demonstrate effective multi-agency working skills. This position offers the chance to positively impact children's health outcomes within the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a caseload in a school nursing context.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multiple agencies.
• Commitment to improving outcomes for children and families.

Responsibilities

• Manage a school nursing case load for multiple schools.
• Complete health assessments for students.
• Provide classroom teaching regarding medical conditions.

Skills

Effective communication

Experience in children's/paediatric nursing

Multi-agency working

Education

Post registration nursing experience

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic nurses from a variety of backgrounds and experience to join our team. School Staff Nurses manage a school nursing case load for a group of schools, with the support and supervision of Band 6 SCPHN School Nurses within a large skill mixed team. The team provides a universal and targeted school nursing service to mainstream primary and secondary schools, pupil referral units and special schools across the Bi-Borough.

• Completing health assessments
• Providing classroom teaching
• Presenting to school staff about managing medical conditions
• Holding a safeguarding caseload
• Ensuring safe pathways of care for children in school with more complex medical conditions
• Seeking to make the support that families receive as beneficial and positive an experience for them as possible
• Committed to provide best outcomes for children through delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
• Communicate effectively with our partners to work towards the best outcomes for children and their families.

The post holder will work in partnership with professionals from multiple agencies to meet the health needs of a specific population of children and young people within a group of schools, together with their families and the wider community where this is relevant. The Post holder will have sufficient post registration nursing experience in a children’s/Paediatric or adult setting and can demonstrate experience in effective multi agency working.