School Health Staff Nurse

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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Job summary

Sandwell School Health Nursing team are innovative, unique and motivated health professionals. The team engages with children, young people, families and communities in addressing the public health agenda.

This is a post giving nurses the opportunity to work in a community setting and develop their community knowledge and skills.Working within and supporting the corporate team within School Health Nursing ServiceWorking within a team to provide a health promotion and illness prevention service to a local population, contributing to health needs assessments with individuals, families and groups

Sandwell School Health Nursing team is a service sitting within Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust they are innovative, unique and motivated health professionals. Who work tirelessly across the authority to support the school age population of Sandwell.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the School Nursing team participating in health needs assessments as directed by the School Nurse Specialist Practitioner.

To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life

Date posted

22 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum/pro rata term time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Term time hours

Reference number

381-WC-6235063

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell/Birmingham

B65 0EA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered First Level Nurse
Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Teaching qualification ENB 997/998, D32/33 or SLAIP

Experience

Essential

Evidence of excellent clinical and professional engagement.
Relevant experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered First Level Nurse
Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Teaching qualification ENB 997/998, D32/33 or SLAIP

Experience

Essential

Evidence of excellent clinical and professional engagement.
Relevant experience

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).