SCPHN School Nurse Apprenticeship-Warrington

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a School Nurse Apprentice, where you'll gain practical experience and theoretical knowledge through a 13-month apprenticeship. This program emphasizes empowering families and improving public health outcomes, leading to a PGDip in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing. The role requires flexibility, a full UK driving license, and a commitment to delivering exceptional care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife.
• 120 academic credits at Level 5 or 6 for BSc/PGDip.
• Experience of multi-agency working.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessments of health needs.
• Communicate complex information to patients and families.
• Develop and evaluate collaborative work.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership potential

Ability to work within a team

Education

Registered Nurse or Midwife with 120 academic credits

Up to date Professional Portfolio

Job description

Go back Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

SCPHN School Nurse Apprenticeship-Warrington

The closing date is 25 June 2025

Bridgewater Community NHS FoundationTrust have an exciting opportunity for dynamic and enthusiastic registeredNurses and Midwives who want to progress a career in public health nursing.Do you have a passion and desire to empower families in delivering the HealthyChild Programme and improve outcomes for our local population.

This is a 13-month apprenticeship programmeof education consisting of 50% taught theory and 50% practice that will lead toa PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Degree in School Nursing.

Onsuccessful completion of the SCPHN qualification, students will be offered aninterview for substantive HV post should one be available within Bridgewater.

Candidates will study with leading degree apprenticeship provider MMU and will be expected to be able to travel to both theirplace of work/placements situated in the Warrington and theUniversity. Therefore, a full driving licence anduse of a vehicle are essential.

You will be joining anorganisation that is both forward thinking and innovative with a strongcommitment to training. If improving outcomes for children and familiesinterests you and you would like to join a thriving, innovative service, whichputs children, young people, and their families at the centre of all that theydo, then we look forward to hearing from you.

If you would like a SCPHN degree apprenticeship brochure please email the recruitment team and we will email one to you:[e-mail]

Main duties of the job

Students must successfully complete the 50% taught theory and 50%practice elements of the programme before they can register and practice as aSpecialist Community Public Health Nurse.

Throughout the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing programme, thestudent must experience practice in a range of different settings and areas ofpractice to enable them to develop understanding of the breadth of SpecialistCommunity Public Health Nursing practice.

To develop an understanding of the principles of working in partnershipwith others to prevent the occurrence of needs and risks related to health andwell-being.

Students must be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of local andnational policies and how to apply them in everyday practice.

A brochure from Manchester Met University, providing more details aboutthe apprenticeship programme, is attached to this job advert. This can be foundin the supporting information section, and we strongly encourage applicants tolook through this prior to submitting an application to these posts.

If you have any question relating to the post or eligibilityrequirements relating to the apprenticeship please use the contact detailsprovided to contact the team prior to submitting your application.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver ourNHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health andpromote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they werecreated in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was importantto them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs andpromote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationshipsbased on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the rightskills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities andshow great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to providesustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

To enable the Specialist CommunityPublic Health Nursing student to develop the skills and competencies to:

Provide comprehensive assessments of the healthneeds of clients.

Raise awareness about health and social well-beingand related factors, services, and resources.

Raise awareness aboutthe actions that groups, and individuals can take to improve their health andsocial well-being.

Develop, sustain, and evaluate collaborative work.

Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary environment toensure children are safeguarded.

Develop capacity and confidence of individuals andgroups, including families and communities, to influence and use availableservices, information, and skills, acting as an advocate where appropriate

Identify and evaluate service provision and supportnetworks for individuals, families, and groups within in the local area.

Identify individuals, families and groups who areat risk and in need of further support.

Develop and sustain relationships with groups andindividuals with the aim of improving health and social well-being.

Undertake screening of individuals and populationsand respond appropriately to findings.

Communication

To develop the knowledge and skills that areessential to enable the Specialist

Community Public Health Nursing student to:

Communicate complex information to children,parents, guardians, patients, carers, colleagues, and other professionalsacknowledging barriers to understanding.

Communicate condition related information toclients and relatives that requires empathy and reassurance for example issuesrelating to child abuse and mental health issues where there could be emotiveor hostile issues.

Have the knowledge and clinical skills forassessing and interpreting any acute or other client focused problems givingadvice and planning any further actions as required.

Utilise problem solving and analytical skills usedto assess clients with complex assessments that also require interpretation andcomparison to offer clients choice and ownership of care.

Leadership

Todevelop the knowledge and skills that are essential to enable the SpecialistCommunity Public Health Nursing student to:

Lead and manage projects to improve the health andwell-being of a defined population.

Develop the knowledge and skills required tosupport change Management

Develop the knowledge and skills required to manageteams, individuals, and resources ethically and effectively.

Clinical Governance / Quality

Students must adhere to thesponsoring/seconding organisation policies and procedures and the MMUregulations.

Standards:

Maintainprofessional accountability in all matters relating to client care.

Participatein the development of service standards.

Maintainknowledge on and participate when possible in quality initiatives includingbenchmarking and audit.

Develop, sustain, and evaluatecollaborative work

Collectand structure data and information on the health and well-being and relatedneeds of a defined population

Analyse, interpret and communicatedata and information on the health, well-being, and related needs of a definedpopulation.

Education and training / development

Students must undertake alltheoretical and practice components of the programme within the giventimeframe.

To undertake mandatory training asper requirements.

Professional Responsibility

The post holder must maintainpatient records according to NMC guidelines

Be aware of and act in accordancewith the NMC Code Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for Nurses andMidwives.

To workwithin university regulations pertaining to academic work and student conduct.

To workwithin Bridgewater organisation policies as they pertain to the relevantclinical setting

To workwithin Bridgewater organisational policies relating to employeeresponsibilities.

Person Specification

Sponsorship

• Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Experience

• Experience of multi-agency working
• Ability to work with families and children
• Basic computer literacy skills
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of working in community setting

Skills & Knowledge

• Skills & KnowledgeReliable
• Flexible
• Leadership potential
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to plan and organise own work
• Ability to study independently at Level 6/7
• Ability to work cohesively within a team
• Understanding of the role applied for
• Ability to participate/facilitate group and project work
• Knowledge of health policy relating to Primary and Community Care

Qualifications

• Meet NMC Standards for entry for specialist community education and practice: All applicants must be a Registered Nurse or Midwife with 120 academic credits at Level 5 for BSc
• Or 120 academic credits at Level 6
• (APL will also be considered) for PGDip.
• Up to date Professional Portfolio demonstrating evidence of reflective practice.

Relationships

• If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:

Job Specific Requirements

• Full UK driving license
• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
• Be able to adapt to student role/status

Employment Restrictions

• This is an internal only vacancy for staff employed at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Please confirm that you are currently employed by one of these Trusts.

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.

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