Job summary
School Nurse Band 6 - 21 hours per week - Permanent
Ensure the safe and efficient delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and families within the locality
Acts as a professional role model
Identify, lead on and contribute to evidence-based service improvement initiatives and policy development within the locality, and across localities and professional/disciplinary boundaries
Foster productive working relationships with key partner agencies and stakeholders, to identify and develop and promote an understanding of wider public health and social policy initiatives with key partner agencies and stakeholders to support them to contribute to enabling children and young people to meet positive outcomes.
Contribute clinically to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, including multi-agency case management panels, and one to one work, to maintain skills and insight into the work of the teams
Main duties of the job
Are you a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse (SCPHN-SN). We are looking for an innovative enthusiastic nurse to join our dynamic team to develop professionally and contribute to a responsive and busy service.
You will lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 5 to 19 years and the provision of a family centred, evidenced based public Health service, promoting health and addressing inequalities. and be adaptable to continuing change.
You will have the ability to work autonomously as part of an integrated skill mix team providing strong Clinical Leadership and supervision. You will have excellent communication skills and work well with other teams and agencies.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
- Safeguarding of children and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates
- Experience of caseload management
- Working with people within clinic/home and school settings
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 with active NMC registration
- Community Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing - School Nurse at Honours Degree, Diploma or Masters Level.
- Evidence of significant personal development, professionally
Desirable
- First degree level or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance framework, including legal aspects of care, especially in respect of confidentiality, consent, data protection and information sharing and record keeping
- Issues of equality and diversity and inequalities of health and implications in practice
- Awareness of current NHS / government policy and local strategic and organisational priorities
- Knowledge of the public health agenda and key documents relating to children & families Healthy Child Programme
- Child protection issues and legislation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Clinical and safeguarding risk assessment skills
- Ability to motivate and enthuse others and excellent interpersonal and relationship skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and personal presentation skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills, team working, prioritising and delegation skills and ability to make decisions
- IT literate (able to use Microsoft, Teams ,Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
- Work reflectively - able to identify own strengths and needs, including learning needs
- Ability to travel to various locations around Tameside and Glossop
Desirable
- Ability to make informed decisions under pressure and deadlines
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
- Safeguarding of children and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates
- Experience of caseload management
- Working with people within clinic/home and school settings
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 with active NMC registration
- Community Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing - School Nurse at Honours Degree, Diploma or Masters Level.
- Evidence of significant personal development, professionally
Desirable
- First degree level or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance framework, including legal aspects of care, especially in respect of confidentiality, consent, data protection and information sharing and record keeping
- Issues of equality and diversity and inequalities of health and implications in practice
- Awareness of current NHS / government policy and local strategic and organisational priorities
- Knowledge of the public health agenda and key documents relating to children & families Healthy Child Programme
- Child protection issues and legislation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Clinical and safeguarding risk assessment skills
- Ability to motivate and enthuse others and excellent interpersonal and relationship skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and personal presentation skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills, team working, prioritising and delegation skills and ability to make decisions
- IT literate (able to use Microsoft, Teams ,Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
- Work reflectively - able to identify own strengths and needs, including learning needs
- Ability to travel to various locations around Tameside and Glossop
Desirable
- Ability to make informed decisions under pressure and deadlines
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
