Trainee School Nurse - Public Health & Immunisation

NHS Scotland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland invites applications for the post of School Nurse within Highland Health & Social Care, Inverness. The role focuses on delivering universal public health programmes for children and young people aged 5–19, in schools and local communities, and coordinating school immunisation activities.

You will work with education colleagues as Named Person, contributing to Child Plan assessments using the national practice model, and provide leadership in 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

NHS Scotland invites applications for the post of School Nurse within Highland Health & Social Care, Inverness. The role focuses on delivering universal public health programmes for children and young people aged 5–19, in schools and local communities, and coordinating school immunisation activities.

You will work with education colleagues as Named Person, contributing to Child Plan assessments using the national practice model, and provide leadership in health assessment and care planning