Senior School Nurse

Southend-on-Sea City Council; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Southend seeks an enthusiastic School Nurse to provide high-quality public health nursing services to school-aged children and families. Candidates should be SCPHN qualified or impending graduates. The role involves collaborating with various health and social care professionals and protecting vulnerable children. Southend offers a vibrant community, competitive housing, and excellent transport links, making it an ideal place to work and live.

Qualifications

• SCPHN qualified or due to qualify soon.
• Ability to work within a skill mix team.
• Experience in delivering high quality public health services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective public health nursing services.
• Work closely with Health Visitors, Schools, GPs, and Social Care.
• Recognise and protect vulnerable children.

Skills

Public health nursing

Communication skills

Teamwork

Child protection

Innovative communication methods

Education

SCPHN qualification

Job description

Would you like to join a passionate and forward thinking School Nursing Service to deliver high quality public health nursing that promotes and improves health inequalities to school aged children in Southend? You will work within a skill mix team, working closely with partners such as our Health Visitors, Schools, GPs and Social Care, providing seamless care to the children, young people and families of Southend. You’ll also have an important role in recognising and protecting vulnerable children as well as using innovative ways to communicate with the Southend population such as ChatHealth and the use of social media.

The successful candidate will work within an allocated caseload of schools ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high quality services to school aged children and families, using research based evidence to inform practice with agreed professional standards. The post will require the school nurse to travel between schools within Southend.

The Southend School Nursing team is expanding! We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic school nurse who is SCPHN qualified or who is due to qualify soon. We want you to become part of our innovative, developing and dynamic team within the Children, Young People & Families Public Health (CYP&FPH) Service.

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary authority based in the heart of the city centre. This diverse and busy city has a great seafront, public parks and leisure activities, competitive house pricing and excellent travel links, accessible via two train lines from Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street. It offers traditional seaside living that makes it a fantastic place to live and work.