Job summary
Are you enthusiastic and forward thinking Specialist Public Health Practitioner looking to develop their skills?
We are looking for a Public Health School Nurse to join our integrated 0 - 19 City wide service in Newcastle upon Tyne. The post holder will be expected to lead and manage a public health school nursing team within an evidence-based child and family centred public health service. Focusing on actively promoting health, early intervention and prevention, assessing health needs and vulnerability within the school age population to enable the delivery of the healthy child programme.
Newcastle Upon Tyne 0-19 service are recruiting an experienced Specialist Community Public Health Nurse with recent school nursing experience to work within our school health teams. You will be expected to work and lead one of our locality teams of staff nurses and school health support workers to support our service delivery and provide high quality and evidenced based care to families, children and young people across the city.
We will expect you to provide leadership and model behaviour in line with the Trust values.
- Interview Date: 13th September 2023
- 30 hours /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be a proactive and motivated individual with a strong approach to teamwork but who can also work on their own initiative to meet the constantly changing needs of service users in line with local and national public health targets. This will involve working collaboratively with Newcastle schools in partnership with community and multiagency services.
A key focus for us as a service is to demonstrate positive health outcomes. In order to achieve this we actively engage with children and families and aim to shape our service in order to optimise making a difference.
Public Health School Nurses working in Newcastle receive and provide regular clinical supervision and appraisals as part of developing leadership skills and ensuring a quality service.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There are various learning opportunities available to all our staff. As an organization we are keen to support continuous professional development to ensure we have well-equipped, evidence based professional workforce for the future. The successful candidate will be offered an induction programme to the trust, agile working, mentor/preceptorship programme.
The essential requirements of the post are:
- 1st Level NMC registration
- Part 3 NMC Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse)
- Current driving license and use of car
Job Purpose
- To provide an evidenced-based Child & Family centred public health service that focuses on identifying health needs and vulnerability within the family and community.
- The aim of this service is prevention and early detection of ill health and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
- The Public Health School Nurse assesses clients needs, then plans and evaluates care which is implemented by themselves or delegated to the skill mix team members. This is done in collaboration with the client, other members of the Primary Health Care team and / or other agencies.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust actively promote staff well-being through the Flourish programme which supports a positive work and home life balance. We are embracing new technology with the roll out of agile working across the 0-19 service. As an NHS employee you will have access to the usual NHS benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There are various learning opportunities available to all our staff. As an organization we are keen to support continuous professional development to ensure we have well-equipped, evidence based professional workforce for the future. The successful candidate will be offered an induction programme to the trust, agile working, mentor/preceptorship programme.
The essential requirements of the post are:
- 1st Level NMC registration
- Part 3 NMC Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse)
- Current driving license and use of car
Job Purpose
- To provide an evidenced-based Child & Family centred public health service that focuses on identifying health needs and vulnerability within the family and community.
- The aim of this service is prevention and early detection of ill health and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
- The Public Health School Nurse assesses clients needs, then plans and evaluates care which is implemented by themselves or delegated to the skill mix team members. This is done in collaboration with the client, other members of the Primary Health Care team and / or other agencies.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust actively promote staff well-being through the Flourish programme which supports a positive work and home life balance. We are embracing new technology with the roll out of agile working across the 0-19 service. As an NHS employee you will have access to the usual NHS benefits.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered General Nurse / RN (Adult Branch) / RN (Child Branch) / Registered Midwife.
- Evidence of current registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Registered Specialist Practitioner Public Health (School Nursing Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in related studies.
- Nurse prescribing qualification / or willingness to undertake
- Full driving licence
- Established and effective communication and interpersonal skills: o Able to communicate at a multi-agency level and with all providers. o Demonstrate ability to communicate with clients in an empowering, motivating and empathetic manner. o Change management. o Effective report writing skills. o Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Management training course (LEO) or experience
- Evidence of Supervisor / Assessor training or a mentorship qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Knowledge of Child Protection / Safeguarding Children / experience of national and local policies
- Evidence of practical experience in supervising junior staff / students AND meets the criteria for student supervision as set out in the NMC standards for student supervision and assessment.
Desirable
- Research or Audit training and experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective organisation of time and people management skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered General Nurse / RN (Adult Branch) / RN (Child Branch) / Registered Midwife.
- Evidence of current registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Registered Specialist Practitioner Public Health (School Nursing Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in related studies.
- Nurse prescribing qualification / or willingness to undertake
- Full driving licence
- Established and effective communication and interpersonal skills: o Able to communicate at a multi-agency level and with all providers. o Demonstrate ability to communicate with clients in an empowering, motivating and empathetic manner. o Change management. o Effective report writing skills. o Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Management training course (LEO) or experience
- Evidence of Supervisor / Assessor training or a mentorship qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Knowledge of Child Protection / Safeguarding Children / experience of national and local policies
- Evidence of practical experience in supervising junior staff / students AND meets the criteria for student supervision as set out in the NMC standards for student supervision and assessment.
Desirable
- Research or Audit training and experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective organisation of time and people management skills
Desirable
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).
