Job summary
This is a 52-week apprenticeship programme
of education consisting of 50% taught theory and 50% practice that will lead to
a PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Degree in School Nursing.
Successful candidates will be offered a permanent contract of
employment and guaranteed progression to a School Nurse role with the Trust
subject to successful completion of the SCPHN Apprenticeship Programme.
Successful
candidates will study with leading degree apprenticeship provider MMU and will be expected to be able to travel to both their
place of work/placements that will be situated in the Warrington area and the
University. Therefore, a full driving licence and
use of a vehicle are essential.
You will be joining an organisation that is both forward thinking and
innovative with a strong commitment to training. If improving outcomes for
children and families interests you and you would like to join a thriving,
innovative service, which puts children, young people, and their families at
the centre of all that they do, then we look forward to hearing from you.
In
order to be considered for the post in addition to evidencing their nursing
degree certificate all candidates need to be able to provide evidence of their
maths and English qualifications
(Applicants must be able to
evidence Level 2 English and Maths, prior to starting the course. This could be
Functional Skills Level 2 or GCSEs grades 9 - 4/A* - C or equivalent
qualification)
Main duties of the job
Students must successfully complete
the 50% taught theory and 50% practice elements of the programme before they
can register and practice as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
Throughout the Specialist Community
Public Health Nursing programme, the student must experience practice in a
range of different settings and areas of practice to enable them to develop
understanding of the breadth of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
practice.
To develop an understanding of the
principles of working in partnership with others to prevent the occurrence of
needs and risks related to health and well-being.
Students must be able to demonstrate
a good knowledge of local and national policies and how to apply them in everyday
practice.
A brochure from Manchester Met
University, providing more details about the apprenticeship programme, is
attached to this job advert. This can be found in the supporting information
section, and we strongly encourage applicants to look through this prior to
submitting an application to these posts.
If you have any question relating to the post or
eligibility requirements relating to the apprenticeship please use the contact
details provided to contact the team prior to submitting your application.
About us
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
To enable the Specialist Community
Public Health Nursing student to develop the skills and competencies to:
Provide comprehensive assessments of the health
needs of clients.
Raise awareness about health and social well-being
and related factors, services, and resources.
Raise awareness about the actions that groups, and
individuals can take to improve their health and social well-being.
Develop, sustain, and evaluate collaborative work.
Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary environment to
ensure children are safeguarded.
Develop capacity and confidence of individuals and
groups, including families and communities, to influence and use available
services, information, and skills, acting as an advocate where appropriate
Identify and evaluate service provision and support
networks for individuals, families, and groups within in the local area.
Identify individuals, families and groups who are
at risk and in need of further support.
Develop and sustain relationships with groups and
individuals with the aim of improving health and social well-being.
Undertake screening of individuals and populations
and respond appropriately to findings.
Communication
To develop the knowledge and skills that are
essential to enable the Specialist
Community Public Health Nursing student to:
Communicate complex information to children,
parents, guardians, patients, carers, colleagues, and other professionals
acknowledging barriers to understanding.
Communicate condition related information to
clients and relatives that requires empathy and reassurance for example issues
relating to child abuse and mental health issues where there could be emotive
or hostile issues.
Have the knowledge and clinical skills for
assessing and interpreting any acute or other client focused problems giving
advice and planning any further actions as required.
Utilise problem solving and analytical skills used
to assess clients with complex assessments that also require interpretation and
comparison to offer clients choice and ownership of care.
Leadership
To
develop the knowledge and skills that are essential to enable the Specialist
Community Public Health Nursing student to:
Lead and manage projects to improve the health and
well-being of a defined population.
Develop the knowledge and skills required to
support change Management
Develop the knowledge and skills required to manage
teams, individuals, and resources ethically and effectively.
Clinical Governance / Quality
Students must adhere to the
sponsoring/seconding organisation policies and procedures and the University of Chester regulations.
Standards:
Maintain professional accountability
in all matters relating to client care.
Participate in the development of
service standards.
Maintain knowledge on and
participate when possible in quality initiatives including benchmarking and
audit.
Develop, sustain, and evaluate
collaborative work
Collect and structure data and
information on the health and well-being and related needs of a defined
population
Analyse, interpret and communicate
data and information on the health, well-being, and related needs of a defined
population.
Education and training / development
Students must undertake all
theoretical and practice components of the programme within the given
timeframe.
To undertake mandatory training as
per requirements.
Professional Responsibility
The post holder must maintain
patient records according to NMC guidelines
Be aware of and act in accordance
with the NMC Code Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for Nurses and
Midwives.
To work
within university regulations pertaining to academic work and student conduct.
To work
within Bridgewater organisation policies as they pertain to the relevant
clinical setting
To work within Bridgewater organisational
policies relating to employee responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
To enable the Specialist Community
Public Health Nursing student to develop the skills and competencies to:
Provide comprehensive assessments of the health
needs of clients.
Raise awareness about health and social well-being
and related factors, services, and resources.
Raise awareness about the actions that groups, and
individuals can take to improve their health and social well-being.
Develop, sustain, and evaluate collaborative work.
Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary environment to
ensure children are safeguarded.
Develop capacity and confidence of individuals and
groups, including families and communities, to influence and use available
services, information, and skills, acting as an advocate where appropriate
Identify and evaluate service provision and support
networks for individuals, families, and groups within in the local area.
Identify individuals, families and groups who are
at risk and in need of further support.
Develop and sustain relationships with groups and
individuals with the aim of improving health and social well-being.
Undertake screening of individuals and populations
and respond appropriately to findings.
Communication
To develop the knowledge and skills that are
essential to enable the Specialist
Community Public Health Nursing student to:
Communicate complex information to children,
parents, guardians, patients, carers, colleagues, and other professionals
acknowledging barriers to understanding.
Communicate condition related information to
clients and relatives that requires empathy and reassurance for example issues
relating to child abuse and mental health issues where there could be emotive
or hostile issues.
Have the knowledge and clinical skills for
assessing and interpreting any acute or other client focused problems giving
advice and planning any further actions as required.
Utilise problem solving and analytical skills used
to assess clients with complex assessments that also require interpretation and
comparison to offer clients choice and ownership of care.
Leadership
To
develop the knowledge and skills that are essential to enable the Specialist
Community Public Health Nursing student to:
Lead and manage projects to improve the health and
well-being of a defined population.
Develop the knowledge and skills required to
support change Management
Develop the knowledge and skills required to manage
teams, individuals, and resources ethically and effectively.
Clinical Governance / Quality
Students must adhere to the
sponsoring/seconding organisation policies and procedures and the University of Chester regulations.
Standards:
Maintain professional accountability
in all matters relating to client care.
Participate in the development of
service standards.
Maintain knowledge on and
participate when possible in quality initiatives including benchmarking and
audit.
Develop, sustain, and evaluate
collaborative work
Collect and structure data and
information on the health and well-being and related needs of a defined
population
Analyse, interpret and communicate
data and information on the health, well-being, and related needs of a defined
population.
Education and training / development
Students must undertake all
theoretical and practice components of the programme within the given
timeframe.
To undertake mandatory training as
per requirements.
Professional Responsibility
The post holder must maintain
patient records according to NMC guidelines
Be aware of and act in accordance
with the NMC Code Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for Nurses and
Midwives.
To work
within university regulations pertaining to academic work and student conduct.
To work
within Bridgewater organisation policies as they pertain to the relevant
clinical setting
To work within Bridgewater organisational
policies relating to employee responsibilities.
Person Specification
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to plan and organise own work
- Ability to study independently at Level 6/7
- Ability to work cohesively within a team
- Understanding of the role applied for
- Basic computer literacy skills
- Sound knowledge of health policy relating to Primary and Community Care
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Ability to participate/facilitate group and project work
Qualifications
Essential
- Current First Level Registration
- Meet NMC Standards for entry for specialist community education and practice: All applicants must be a Registered Nurse or Midwife with 120 academic credits at Level 5 for BSc
- Or 120 academic credits at Level 6
- (APL will also be considered) for PGDip.
- Up to date Professional Portfolio demonstrating evidence of reflective practice.
- Evidence of Level 2 English and Maths, prior to starting the course. This could be Functional Skills Level 2 or GCSEs grades 9 - 4/A* - C)
Experience
Essential
- Reliable
- Innovative
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
- Leadership potential
Desirable
- Ability to work with families and children Experience of working in community setting
Additional Criteria
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- Be able to adapt to student role/status
- Provide an academic reference
- Provide a professional reference
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Person Specification
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to plan and organise own work
- Ability to study independently at Level 6/7
- Ability to work cohesively within a team
- Understanding of the role applied for
- Basic computer literacy skills
- Sound knowledge of health policy relating to Primary and Community Care
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Ability to participate/facilitate group and project work
Qualifications
Essential
- Current First Level Registration
- Meet NMC Standards for entry for specialist community education and practice: All applicants must be a Registered Nurse or Midwife with 120 academic credits at Level 5 for BSc
- Or 120 academic credits at Level 6
- (APL will also be considered) for PGDip.
- Up to date Professional Portfolio demonstrating evidence of reflective practice.
- Evidence of Level 2 English and Maths, prior to starting the course. This could be Functional Skills Level 2 or GCSEs grades 9 - 4/A* - C)
Experience
Essential
- Reliable
- Innovative
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
- Leadership potential
Desirable
- Ability to work with families and children Experience of working in community setting
Additional Criteria
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- Be able to adapt to student role/status
- Provide an academic reference
- Provide a professional reference
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
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).
