SCPHN School Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

My Reward Hub

Wellbeing support

eLearning

Career pathways

Supportive culture for innovation

Job summary

HCRG Care Group in Basildon is seeking a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse to lead the Healthy Child Programme across schools and community settings, delivering high quality public health services to school-aged children. You will manage a defined caseload and work with education, health and social care partners to improve outcomes.

This role combines clinical expertise with leadership and public health practice. You will support children with health, emotional and safeguarding needs, provide specialist

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with SCPHN qualification in School Nursing or significant demonstrable School Nursing experience
• Experience working with children, young people and families
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Evidence of leadership and professional development
• Knowledge of children's services and public health policy
• Knowledge and application of clinical governance principles
• Computer literate with experience using electronic patient record systems such as SystmOne

Responsibilities

• Delivering Public Health Services: lead and coordinate the Healthy Child Programme for a defined population of school-aged children and young people, identify health needs and deliver evidence-based support
• Managing Caseloads and Supporting Children: manage caseloads, undertake health assessments, identify risks and coordinate interventions
• Leadership and Team Support: provide day-to-day operational leadership to School Staff Nurses and support staff
• Partnership and Safeguarding: work with schools, health professionals and social care to safeguard children and coordinate support
• Service Development and Quality Improvement: support development of evidence-based practice and maintain clinical governance standards

Skills

Public health nursing

Leadership

Multi-agency working

Communication skills

Public health knowledge

Education

SCPHN qualification in School Nursing

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Package Description: Are you a qualified SCPHN School Nurse looking for an opportunity to lead, influence and make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families? We are looking for a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse to join our Children's Service, where you will play a key role in delivering high quality public health services to school-aged children. Working across schools, homes, clinics and community settings, you will lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, manage a defined caseload and work closely with education, health and social care partners to improve outcomes for children and families. This is a rewarding role that combines clinical expertise, leadership and public health practice. You will support children with a range of health, emotional and safeguarding needs, contribute to multi-agency working, provide specialist advice to schools and professionals, and help shape innovative, evidence-based services that reduce health inequalities and promote wellbeing. As a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse, you w

Main duties of the job

The job is for an SCPHN School Nurse at HCRG Care Group, based in Basildon. The role is permanent with a Band 6 AfC Salary of £39,959 - £48,117 inclusive of NHS Pension. The nurse will be responsible for leading public health services to school-aged children, managing a caseload of various health and safeguarding needs, and coordinating with education, health, and social care partners. The role offers a range of benefits including access to My Reward Hub, wellbeing support, eLearning, career pathways, and a supportive culture for innovation. The package emphasises the potential impact on childrens wellbeing and invites qualified candidates to be part of a team effecting positive change in community health services.

About us

HCRG Care Group, established in 2006, is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. The company aims to transform services in collaboration with health and care commissioners by focusing on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. Covering England, they deliver both adult and children community health services, primary care, urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, MSK, adult social care and wellbeing services. They serve diverse communities, helping over half a million people annually, and are committed to providing high-quality care. HCRG Care Group values equal opportunities, welcoming applications from all backgrounds and aiming to foster an inclusive work environment. They ensure safeguarding policies are in place and adhere to safer recruitment practices.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Are you a qualified SCPHN School Nurse looking for an opportunity to lead, influence and make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families?

We are looking for a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse to join our Children's Service, where you will play a key role in delivering high quality public health services to school-aged children. Working across schools, homes, clinics and community settings, you will lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, manage a defined caseload and work closely with education, health and social care partners to improve outcomes for children and families.

This is a rewarding role that combines clinical expertise, leadership and public health practice. You will support children with a range of health, emotional and safeguarding needs, contribute to multi-agency working, provide specialist advice to schools and professionals, and help shape innovative, evidence-based services that reduce health inequalities and promote wellbeing.

As a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse, you will be part of our valued Children's Service team, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £39,959 - £48,117 (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases, cashback opportunities and a wide range of voucher offers
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help manage unexpected expenses and avoid unnecessary borrowing costs
• Comprehensive wellbeing support, including physical and mental health resources, counselling, legal support and lifestyle guidance
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and professional development through our award-winning Learning Enterprise
• An open and inclusive culture where innovation is encouraged and supported through dedicated funding
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to delivering high quality care and achieving excellent outcomes for the communities we serve

Main Responsibilities

Delivering Public Health Services

You will lead and coordinate the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme for a defined population of school-aged children and young people. Using your public health knowledge and clinical expertise, you will identify health needs, provide early intervention and deliver evidence-based support to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.

Managing Caseloads and Supporting Children

You will manage a caseload of children, young people and families, undertaking health assessments, identifying risks and coordinating appropriate interventions. This will include providing targeted support to vulnerable children, undertaking health reviews, delivering school health services and making referrals where additional support is required.

Leadership and Team Support

As a senior member of the team, you will provide day-to-day operational support and leadership to School Staff Nurses and support staff. You will contribute to workload planning, delegation, supervision, appraisals and professional development, ensuring services are delivered safely and effectively.

Partnership and Safeguarding

Working collaboratively with schools, health professionals, social care teams and partner agencies, you will help safeguard children and reduce risk. You will contribute to child protection processes, attend relevant safeguarding meetings and ensure that children and families receive coordinated, joined-up support.

Service Development and Quality Improvement

You will support the development of innovative, evidence-based practice and ensure care is delivered in line with current national guidance, including NICE recommendations. You will contribute to service improvement initiatives and help maintain high standards of clinical governance across the service.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) qualification in School Nursing, or significant demonstrable School Nursing experience
• Experience of working with children, young people and families
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Evidence of leadership and professional development
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage workload, prioritise effectively and delegate appropriately
• Child protection and safeguarding awareness
• Knowledge of children's services and public health policy
• Understanding of child and adolescent development
• Knowledge and application of clinical governance principles
• Experience delivering evidence-based practice
• Computer literate with experience using electronic patient record systems such as SystmOne

Desirable

• Clinical Supervision Training
• Postgraduate study in a relevant field
• Leadership training
• Experience of line management
• Knowledge of family planning and sexual health services
• Group facilitation skills
• Understanding of the Healthy Schools agenda
• Presentation and training delivery skills

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we'll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) qualification in School Nursing or significant demonstrable School Nursing experience

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.