Job summary
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic & motivated SCPHN - School Nurse with the initiative and drive to play a key role in shaping the future of our service. As part of our continued commitment to delivering high-quality, specialist public health assessments and interventions for our school-aged community, you will directly contribute to our work addressing health inequalities, the wider determinants of health, and public health prevention.
This is an exciting time to join the Hull 0-19 (25) Integrated Public Health Nursing Service (IPHNS) as we continue to advance our transformation journey. Your expertise will support us in further strengthening the quality, accessibility and impact of our services for children, young people, and families across the city.
As trusted public health professionals, school nurses provide accessible, culturally sensitive information on physical and mental wellbeing, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of local and national services to enable effective signposting. Their leadership helps shape joined-up approaches to health improvement, recognising that whole-school and whole-community strategies are crucial to improving outcomes.
To succeed in this role, you will need excellent communication skills, strong organisational ability, and a willingness to drive and support change within an evolving service. You must be confident working autonomously while also thriving as part of an integrated team.
Main duties of the job
- To work as part of a team delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to the school aged population in Hull.
- To ensure the effective delivery of early intervention packages of care to children, young people and their families
- To be responsible for the management of a caseload or client group including compilation of reports and participation in multi-agency safeguarding children's procedures
- To participate in the supervision, leadership and management responsibilities of the Public Health Nursing team.
- To offer specialist advice in line with identified specialist areas (e.g., Sexual Health and Relationships)
- To ensure safe and smooth transition for children from Primary into Secondary school or where appropriate into Special School.
- To carry out developmental reviews, group work activities, health promotion and health education programmes.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Current registration on the NMC register
- Professional qualification to Degree level or Diploma level Post Graduate Qualification in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- To be a registered mentor or Practice assessor
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to clinical area, e.g. Children, Young People and their families
- Full understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within identified clinical area
- Good IT skills
- Assessment and screening skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Ability to analyse and implement evidence base and best practice
- Knowledge of the Adolescent Brain and sexual health
- Knowledge of Adolescent emotional wellbeing/mental Health
Desirable
- Leadership
- Teaching qualification or equivalent presentation skills/training experience
- Hold a recognised non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of case load management within Children's Services
- Evidence of analysing and implementing evidence based and best practice
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills and work flexibly within the team/service
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and maintain work /life balance.
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage other
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Current registration on the NMC register
- Professional qualification to Degree level or Diploma level Post Graduate Qualification in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- To be a registered mentor or Practice assessor
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to clinical area, e.g. Children, Young People and their families
- Full understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within identified clinical area
- Good IT skills
- Assessment and screening skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Ability to analyse and implement evidence base and best practice
- Knowledge of the Adolescent Brain and sexual health
- Knowledge of Adolescent emotional wellbeing/mental Health
Desirable
- Leadership
- Teaching qualification or equivalent presentation skills/training experience
- Hold a recognised non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at a specialist level of care
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of case load management within Children's Services
- Evidence of analysing and implementing evidence based and best practice
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills and work flexibly within the team/service
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and maintain work /life balance.
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage other
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).
