Job summary
To work as part of a team leading the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme. The role of the School Nurse is to promote good health and prevent ill health in young people, families and communities. School Nurses do this through raising awareness of and identifying unmet health needs, and initiating, developing, implementing and evaluating plans of care.
The School Nurse will work within a defined area, assessing need, delegating and supervising work within the team. They promote early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment, social inclusion and the reduction of health inequalities.
The School Nurse works in partnership with young people, families, schools, communities, primary care, statutory & voluntary services and other partner agencies, in order to facilitate health-enhancing activities.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
School Nurses use and establish networks within the community in order to inform, influence and implement policies which affect health outcomes.
The post holder will use evidenced based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in line with the Healthy Child Programme, addressing inequalities in health and maintaining excellent links with relevant agencies.
This vacancy is open to newly qualified SCPHN School Nurses as well as experienced practitioners.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
1. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to identify the health needs of children and young people, their families and the school community and contribute to developing a strategy to address the identified needs in the school and the community.
2. To use knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual health care plans and be responsible for the management in school of children with complex health needs.
3. To assist schools in establishing procedures for medicine management.
4. To provide and promote appointment clinics for pupils and their families, parent and carer Support Groups, home visits and Health Needs Assessment.
5. Respond to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals (e.g. GPs, consultants, mental health team), and statutory and voluntary agencies (e.g. social care).
6. To support children and young people and their families with emotional and behavioural development.
7. To advise their client group on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
8. To link practice with local and national targets and deliver public health programmes based on current priorities and targets.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
1. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to identify the health needs of children and young people, their families and the school community and contribute to developing a strategy to address the identified needs in the school and the community.
2. To use knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual health care plans and be responsible for the management in school of children with complex health needs.
3. To assist schools in establishing procedures for medicine management.
4. To provide and promote appointment clinics for pupils and their families, parent and carer Support Groups, home visits and Health Needs Assessment.
5. Respond to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals (e.g. GPs, consultants, mental health team), and statutory and voluntary agencies (e.g. social care).
6. To support children and young people and their families with emotional and behavioural development.
7. To advise their client group on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
8. To link practice with local and national targets and deliver public health programmes based on current priorities and targets.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- SCPHN School Nurse
- Registered Nurse with UK NMC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Management and leadership qualification
- Family planning training
Experience
Essential
- Working with people within clinic/home and community settings
- Partnership and interagency working
- Experience working with children and their families
- Experience of safeguarding
Desirable
- Leadership and management of staff
- Work with different communities including minority and ethnic groups
Skills
Essential
- High level of clinical skills with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs
- Knowledge and effective skills in using evidence based models of intervention to delivery successful outcomes and an ability to bring research into practice
- Current knowledge of local and national policies informing School Nurse/Health Visiting practice
Safeguarding
Essential
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across the County sometimes at short notice
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- SCPHN School Nurse
- Registered Nurse with UK NMC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Management and leadership qualification
- Family planning training
Experience
Essential
- Working with people within clinic/home and community settings
- Partnership and interagency working
- Experience working with children and their families
- Experience of safeguarding
Desirable
- Leadership and management of staff
- Work with different communities including minority and ethnic groups
Skills
Essential
- High level of clinical skills with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs
- Knowledge and effective skills in using evidence based models of intervention to delivery successful outcomes and an ability to bring research into practice
- Current knowledge of local and national policies informing School Nurse/Health Visiting practice
Safeguarding
Essential
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across the County sometimes at short notice
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).
