SCPHN School Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; City Of London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent professional development

Formal supervision

Annual appraisal

High cost area supplement

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a 12-month fixed-term School Nurse to join the Camden School Nursing service. You will deliver the Healthy Child Programme, perform child health assessments, and coordinate referrals within the school health team.

The post involves training other professionals, advising families, and building care packages for children with medical needs. SCPHN/RGN registration is essential, with post-registration experience in pediatric settings.

Qualifications

• RSCN Child Branch mandatory.
• SCPHN in School Nursing or Children's Community Nursing required or equivalent.
• NMC registration as a Registered General Nurse (RGN) is required.
• Post-registration nursing experience in a relevant setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme with the wider school health team.
• Collaborate with education staff, health professionals and agencies to support children, young people, parents and carers.
• Undertake public health training and updates to meet national targets on immunisation, teenage pregnancy, sexual health, smoking cessation and obesity.
• Deliver training sessions to other professionals on health issues and managing chronic conditions in children.
• Carry out health assessments and ensure referrals, treatments and reviews follow Trust policy.
• Develop care packages for children with medical needs with health professionals and education staff.
• Identify children and young people who need medical follow-up planning.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Public health

Audit and governance

Diversity and equity

Education

RSCN Child Branch

SCPHN in School Nursing or Children's Community Nursing

Job description

This 12-month fixed-term post sits within the Camden School Nursing service, part of the Goodall division at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. The post-holder delivers the Healthy Child Programme alongside the wider school health team, carrying out health assessments and referrals for children and young people. The work also covers training for other professionals, advice for families, and building care packages for children with medical needs. Applicants must hold SCPHN registration as a school or children's community nurse.

What the job involves

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme with the wider school health team
• Work with education staff, health professionals and agencies to advise and support children, young people, parents and carers
• Undertake public health training and updates to help meet national targets on immunisation, teenage pregnancy and sexual health, smoking cessation and obesity
• Deliver training sessions to other professionals on health issues, and help children manage their own conditions
• Carry out agreed health assessments and ensure referrals, treatments and reviews follow Trust policy
• Develop care packages for children and young people with medical needs with health professionals, education staff, parents, carers and other agencies
• Identify children and young people who need medical follow-up planning

Qualifications

• RSCN Child Branch
• SCPHN in School Nursing or Children's Community Nursing

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Experience

• Working with children in a professional capacity
• Working with families who have experienced trauma
• Post-registration nursing experience
• Working with diverse communities
• Evidence of audit activity

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of quality, audit and clinical governance
• Knowledge of children with long-term medical needs
• Understanding of the school nurse public health role and key school nursing documents and drivers
• Understanding of equality and valuing diversity
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and leadership communication, including with people of varied backgrounds and ages
• Good computer literacy and an understanding of team working

Other

• Awareness of own limits, seeking team support in emotive situations
• Managing difficult situations and conflict resolution

Nice to have

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Mentorship preparation or equivalent
• Public health nursing (children and families)
• Sexual health or equivalent
• School Nurse Certificate
• Essential leadership skills
• Reflecting on practice and understanding own limits with emotive issues
• Acting as mentor or preceptor to students and new colleagues

What's offered

• Excellent professional development opportunities
• Formal one-to-one supervision
• Annual appraisal
• High cost area supplement included in pay