SCPHN School Nurse - Development Opportunity Available

NHS National Services Scotland; Kilchattan Bay; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an experienced SCPHN School Nurse to join the Argyll and Bute HSCP School Health service. The role involves leadership, team development, and managing child health services across various locations. Candidates should demonstrate strong clinical skills and effective communication with children and families.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of GIRFEC and Child Protection.
• Experience in multi-agency partnerships.
• Ability to adapt clinical practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead service change and embed best practices.
• Manage caseload and staff line management.
• Ensure quality assurance and standards compliance.

Skills

Effective communication

Leadership

Change management

Clinical effectiveness

Job description

Development opportunity to become a Band 6 SCPHN Nurse

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Position: SCPHN School Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Argyll and Bute HSCP School Health service to recruit an experienced SCPHN School Nurse committed to leading service change and embedding best practice. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate clinical effectiveness, sound decision-making, and change management skills.

Requirements include knowledge and experience of systems such as GIRFEC, Child Protection, and Care Experienced processes. Effective communication skills with children, parents, families, colleagues, and multi-agency partners including Education, Social Work, and the third sector are essential.

You will be expected to travel between various work locations within the Mid Argyll, Kintyre, and Islay localities to meet operational needs. Under the supervision of the Child Health Manager, your responsibilities will include leadership, team development, caseload management, and staff line management.

You will also support the Child Health Manager in ensuring quality assurance, standards compliance, professional regulation, responding to complaints, staff governance, clinical supervision, legislative compliance, and policy implementation. Demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communication skills, along with adaptability and flexibility, is crucial.

Leadership skills are required to provide professional guidance to colleagues across School Health teams. Evidence of maintaining up-to-date knowledge of SCPHN school nursing practice and awareness of developments in School Nursing is necessary to adapt clinical practices accordingly. This is a pivotal time as we aim to maximize the contribution of School Nursing and implement the specialist pathway to improve outcomes for children and young people (5-19 years).

You will join an established team with a diverse skill mix and contribute to the ongoing development of School Nursing services across Argyll and Bute. The area offers a beautiful living environment, with opportunities to enjoy a peaceful lifestyle while being within commuting distance of the central belt and its amenities.

For informal enquiries, contact: Sandra Gettings – Child Health Manager
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]

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NHS Highland covers Highland and Argyll & Bute, spanning 12,500 square miles. We promote a positive culture aligned with NHS and Social Care values:

Care and compassion	Dignity and respect	Openness, honesty, and responsibility	Quality and teamwork

Note: NHS Scotland is reducing the full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours starting 1 April 2024, with no change in pay. This may involve temporary additional hours until new rosters are implemented. For questions, contact the recruiting board.