Specialist Public Health Practitioner - School Nurse

Specialist Public Health Practitioner - School Nurse

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services (CHS) Division of NottsHC are at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.

The division operates under three Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children's, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.

Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven Specialist Public Health Practitioner to join our Healthy Families Team within Bassetlaw. The successful candidate will lead the Healthy Families Team in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in line with local and national public health priorities.

You will work as part of a team to deliver universal and targeted health services to Bassetlaw's 5-19 population and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a defined caseload. We are continuously developing our offer to Nottinghamshire's 5-19 population and have been drivers for change by offering a digital health questionnaire to all of our year 9 pupils as well as monthly drop-in clinics.

You will be expected to develop excellent working relationships to provide seamless services to Children, Young people and Families. This dynamic role will provide leadership across the full scope of the Service Delivery Framework and will promote a partnership approach to health and contribute to tackling health inequalities. This post requires a practitioner with sound communication and teamwork skills, as you will be responsible for the case management, assessment, triaging, planning and delivery of care for parents, children and young people using evidence-based interventions.

We offer a friendly, supportive working environment with excellent development and training opportunities.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

To lead the Healthy Families Team in the delivery of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and Public Health Nursing Programme children in line with local and national public health priorities. The role requires a strong element of leadership to oversee the delivery of services to our 5-19 population. We offer drop-in clinics, Tier 1 interventions and workshops to parents to offer a wide variety of support to children, young people and families. We work in partnership with statutory organisations to support and safeguard our Children and Young people.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Professional

• NMC 1st level registration and registered HV/SN
• Non-medical prescribing
• ENB 998/730
• Demonstrate HV/SN practice
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary team and supervising junior staff
• Experience of managing a team

Knowledge/Skills/Aptitudes

• Knowledge and understanding of current CYP agenda
• Ability to work in partnership with other services to support CYP
• Proven communication skills - written/oral & IT
• Interpersonal skills
• Proven organisational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of national and local priorities
• Flexibility
• Proven safeguarding skills in safeguarding CYP
• Demonstrates ability to support change and transformation across services
• Proven leadership and caseload management

Physical Requirements

• Ability to cope with demands of role
• Full Driving Licence and ability to travel between locations

Values and Behaviours

• All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

186-483-25-GH

Job locations