Trainee School Nurse — Lead Public Health & Immunisation

NHS Highland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Health & Social Care Inverness is inviting applications for a Trainee School Nurse (7/Trainee School Nurse) on a full-time basis (36 hours per week). The post forms part of the School Nursing Services, with salary scales ranging from trainees up to qualified nurses.

As a trainee or qualified practitioner you will lead, deliver and evaluate universal public health programmes for children aged 5–19, coordinate school age immunisation planning, and collaborate with education colleagues as

Qualifications

• Leading, delivering and evaluating universal public health programmes for school-aged children and young people (5 - 19 years) within school and community settings including the planning coordination of the school age immunisation programme.
• Supporting education colleagues in their role as the Named Person in contributing to the development of the Child Plan through comprehensive assessment using the national practice model.
• Providing leadership within health assessment and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Leading, delivering and evaluating universal public health programmes for school-aged children and young people (5 - 19 years) within school and community settings including the planning coordination of the school age immunisation programme.
• Supporting education colleagues in their role as the Named Person in contributing to the development of the Child Plan through comprehensive assessment using the national practice model.
• Providing leadership within health assessment and care planning.

Job description

Highland Health & Social Care Inverness is inviting applications for a Trainee School Nurse (7/Trainee School Nurse) on a full-time basis (36 hours per week). The post forms part of the School Nursing Services, with salary scales ranging from trainees up to qualified nurses.

As a trainee or qualified practitioner you will lead, deliver and evaluate universal public health programmes for children aged 5–19, coordinate school age immunisation planning, and collaborate with education colleagues as