Job summary
We are recruiting staff nurses to join our forward thinking School Nursing Service. We welcome applications from staff nurses who have community experience and keen to start a career in Public Health Nurses. You will join the service at an exciting time as we progress our 0-19 pathways working more closely with Health Visiting services and our partners in education, social care and Early Help to take a family approach to promotion of health and wellbeing, prevention and early intervention.
Post holders will work within a team under the direction of a Specialist Practitioner School Nurse to deliver the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 in schools and other education settings. You will develop health promotion activities, work with partners in education, social care, Early Help and voluntary sector to deliver services to local communities. As a staff nurse you will hold a caseload of children requiring targeted and specialist HCP level support. You will carry out holistic health assessments and plan care for children and young people. You will contribute to delivery of our Single Point of Access
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of team to provide advice, care and support to children and young people, their parents/carers in a locality of the borough
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individual children and young people
- Contribute to the planning and delivery of health promotion programmes and interventions
- Work as part of multi-disciplinary and agency teams to support children, young people and families
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trustprovides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which will commence in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake health assessments to assess, plan and implement and review care
- Deliver health promotion provision
- Support children and young people in need of safeguarding or in need
- Act a lead professional for children and young people needing Early Help
- Provide advice and guidance to parents/carers and professionals on a range of health and health related issues
- Support children and young people with continence and enuresis problems
- Be able to produce comprehensive reports and undertake analysis of risk
- Work with professionals from partnership agencies to provide localised support to children and young people
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake health assessments to assess, plan and implement and review care
- Deliver health promotion provision
- Support children and young people in need of safeguarding or in need
- Act a lead professional for children and young people needing Early Help
- Provide advice and guidance to parents/carers and professionals on a range of health and health related issues
- Support children and young people with continence and enuresis problems
- Be able to produce comprehensive reports and undertake analysis of risk
- Work with professionals from partnership agencies to provide localised support to children and young people
Person Specification
Qualifications and expereince
Essential
- Registered Nurse - Child Branch/RSCN/RN
- Demonstrable evidence of working with children and young people within a community setting.
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of working as a staff nurse is School Nursing Service
- Demonstrable experience of post qualification development in the area of public health nursing
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the role of the School Nurse
- knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children's services to include safeguarding
- Know of child development, health and wellbeing
Desirable
- Aware of own abilities and be able to carry out clinical role without continuous direct supervision and ability to supervise junior members of staff
- Excellent knowledge of clinical governance
Skills
Essential
- Ability to make timely, sound clinical judgments and and assessments to deliver high quality client care
- Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena ability to communicate with a wider range of people
- Ability to work as part of team
Person Specification
Qualifications and expereince
Essential
- Registered Nurse - Child Branch/RSCN/RN
- Demonstrable evidence of working with children and young people within a community setting.
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of working as a staff nurse is School Nursing Service
- Demonstrable experience of post qualification development in the area of public health nursing
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the role of the School Nurse
- knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children's services to include safeguarding
- Know of child development, health and wellbeing
Desirable
- Aware of own abilities and be able to carry out clinical role without continuous direct supervision and ability to supervise junior members of staff
- Excellent knowledge of clinical governance
Skills
Essential
- Ability to make timely, sound clinical judgments and and assessments to deliver high quality client care
- Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena ability to communicate with a wider range of people
- Ability to work as part of team
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).
