Community Staff Nurse School Nursing

Job description

Job responsibilities

ClinicalResponsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme.
• Undertake holistic health needs assessments of children in a wide range of environments and across a broad population spectrum. Interpret, analyse and collate complex information, liaising with children, young people and families, locality School Nurse other services/agencies as appropriate.
• To implement a plan of care using evidence-based criterion to rationalise professional decisions and actions. Monitor progress and adapt plans to maximize health benefits for clients.
• Provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.
• Provide ongoing support for individuals and families, sometimes delegated by senior staff, reporting back to senior colleagues.
• Signpost and refer to other specialist services for support and intervention.
• Help others e.g. children, parents and carers to identify their own level of knowledge and skill and offer support, information and advice to enable them to access services and adopt healthy lifestyles.
• Using excellent communication skills, communicate effectively with children, parents / carers and other professionals.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive record keeping in line with NMC guidance and Trust policy.
• Have knowledge of Information Sharing and Assessment protocols and ability to identify and discern relevance of information to be shared to promote the safety of children.

Professional ResponsibilitiesCentral and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

• Use a range of skills to communicate taking account of culture, ethnicity, language, disabilities, developmental age and environmental settings.
• Use excellent communication skills to effectively engage with children and families, social care, education, colleagues and other professionals.
• Manage all records in line with the Trust Health Records Policy, departmental Guidelines for Record Keeping and Guidelines for Records and Record Keeping (NMC 2002).
• Have a clear understanding of specific IT systems used within CNWL including Outlook and Systmone. Ensure all training is attended to ensure proficiency when using the system.
• Maintain knowledge of Infection Control Procedures and implement recommendations as necessary.
• Actively participate in team discussions and help to support service developments.
• Be responsible for revalidation and maintaining up to date and accurate registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Critically reflect on own performance through clinical supervision.
• Contributes to own 1:1 meetings and appraisals and maintains own professional development setting personal objectives.
• Takes responsibility for own continuous professional development, maintaining professional knowledge and competence in line with personal development plan agreed at 1:1s and annual appraisal.
• Ensure all mandatory training is updated annually or as specified.
• Be aware of childrens safeguarding policy and procedure. Ensure mandatory safeguarding training is up to date. Attend all safeguarding meetings and supervision sessions to remain compliant with local and trust policy and guidance. Report back to the Team Leader School Nurse who maintains oversight of the case. Seek advice from school nurse, safeguarding lead or management team with any concerns or queries.
• Monitor own practice to ensure specialist knowledge is maintained through further education, study days, experiential learning and that practice is evidence based.
• Recognise personal distress when highly emotive or unpredictable circumstances arise and seek support and advice from colleagues, management team and / or Trust provided services as preferred.
• Consistently practice as a role model and contribute to creating and maintaining a high performing team by:
• Communicating well with all members of the team.
• Understanding others roles within the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives.
• Reflecting on own practice regularly and encouraging other team members to reflect on theirs.
• Encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes.
• Work as a confident, autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for care given but also work as a team member, supporting others including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification.

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of the Health Child Programme
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
• Able to maintain electronic patient records and use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
• Professional, registered nurse and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct
• Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic

• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
• Previous experience of working either as a band 5 nurse / equiavalent or a student nurse
• Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workload
• Experience of managing staff within a team
• Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution

• Previous experience of working in the community either as a band 5 nurse / equivalent, a student nurse or health care assistant
• Experience of Safeguarding Children
• Experience of health promotion
• Experience of group facilitation

• Current NMC Registration for nursing (Adult, Mental Health or Child Branch) or about to Qualify
• Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development

• Teaching or mentoring skills or equivalent

• The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essential
• Access to car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes.
• Full UK Driving License
• Able to work efficiently in the community
• Be a role model and embody CNWLs values by being

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
• Current NMC registered nurse Adult / Child / Mental Health / Learning Disability

Desirable

• Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
• Teaching and mentoring skills

Previous Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working as a band 5 nurse or student nurse.
• Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own caseload.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution.

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in the community either as a band 5 nurse, or health care assistant. o
• Experience of group facilitation
• Experience of Safeguarding Children
• Experience of health promotion

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic.
• Proficient in care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
• Proficient in safeguarding and advocacy
• Proficient in understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ickenham Clinic

community close, Long Lane

Ickenham

UB10 8RE

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)