Community Staff Nurse School Nursing

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting developmental opportunity for the right candidate. If you are motivated and ambitious and want the best for our children and young people in Bradford, please consider this role. You will have the ability to grow as a practitioner, develop your skill set, learn from others and enjoy a slightly different approach to Public Health Nursing

We are looking to appoint a confident, competent Band 5 Staff Nurse to support a vital piece of project work. This will be a pilot project, initially for 12 months and will involve a full and thorough evaluation of the Nursing role, impact and outcomes for children / young people. .

The successful candidate will work as part of the project team, act as a conduit between Public Health Nursing Children's services, support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and, where necessary, link with our Specialist Children's Services such as Children in Care and Youth Justice.

You will be line managed by the School Nursing Service Team Leader but will work closely with the Turnaround Programme offering support to children on the cusp of the youth justice system, preventing them from going on to offend. The aim is to divert more children away from the criminal justice system whilst ensuring that children and families get the right support at the right time. You will be working closely with Police Early Action Team, Youth Justice and Early Help colleagues

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

The post holder will work in our School Nursing team and will be integrated and co-located with the Local Authorities Prevention and Early Help team, delivering services within an integrated care pathway.

Under the supervision of the School Nurse the post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependant on assessed needs.

Using best available evidence, the post holder will work in partnership with key partners and communities to deliver targeted interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families to address health inequalities, especially in those from disadvantaged groups

Closing Date: 9th August 2023

Shortlisting Date: 10th August 2023

Interview Date: 17th August 2023

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Date posted

19 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-23-5499265

Job locations

Bradford District Care Trust

Bradford

BD183LD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRN, RMHN or RSCN
oCurrent NMC Registration

Desirable

oMentorship qualification - ENB 998 or Equivalent

Training

Essential

oWillingness to undergo further training and Development
oEvidence of continuing Professional development

Desirable

oENB 998 or equivalent teaching/mentor qualification
oLevel 3 safeguarding training
oChild development or family health training

Experience

Essential

oExperience of partnership working
oExperience of assessing need, developing care plans, delivering programmes of care and evaluating outcomes/ impact.

Desirable

o1 year's post qualification experience
oExperience of providing mentorship for pre-registration students
oCommunity nursing experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRN, RMHN or RSCN
oCurrent NMC Registration

Desirable

oMentorship qualification - ENB 998 or Equivalent

Training

Essential

oWillingness to undergo further training and Development
oEvidence of continuing Professional development

Desirable

oENB 998 or equivalent teaching/mentor qualification
oLevel 3 safeguarding training
oChild development or family health training

Experience

Essential

oExperience of partnership working
oExperience of assessing need, developing care plans, delivering programmes of care and evaluating outcomes/ impact.

Desirable

o1 year's post qualification experience
oExperience of providing mentorship for pre-registration students
oCommunity nursing 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).