Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse - North Essex

HCRG Care Group

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Job summary

Are you looking for a SCPHN School Nurse role that offers variety, where you are supported by a team of practitioners, along with a clear development path, which can lead to a variety of strategic Band 7 and 8 roles?

Working within Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services offers a unique environment, with clear visibility of senior management who are easily approachable due to their hands-on approach, which includes our Managing Director. You will feel listened to and be given the platforms to have your voice and ideas heard.

You\'ll be joining our award-winning \'Good\' Care Quality Commission-rated Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service (ECFWS), which we run in partnership with Barnardo\'s on behalf of Essex County Council and West Essex CCG.

Our focus is on improving outcomes for both parents and children by addressing issues such as isolation and loneliness. The Social Mobility Pledge campaign states that our ECFWS should be used as an exemplar for improving health outcomes and social mobility up and down the country and we are proud of our association with this campaign.

We are striving to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families in the community, for the community, with the community.

www.essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk

Main duties of the job

There is a Healthy Family Team located within every District of Essex and is made up of a multi-disciplinary team, including Health Visitors, School Nurses and additional colleagues who work together to provide family support.

As a SCPHN School Nurse, you will be responsible for:

The delivery of the Healthy Child Programme including assessment of health needs, development, implementation and evaluation of packages of care
Using the Family Health Needs Assessment tool to plan and evidence care
Devise and implement individualized care plans for each child based on a needs assessment, within the School Nursing Strategy, while actively involving the child/parent/carer/family in the planning and implementation of any proposed programme of care and support
Identify and assess health, growth and development in the 5-19 age range (0-19 Pathway)
Use the Early Help Assessment Tool when there is unmet need identified.
Participate in effective partnership working with other agencies and taking a lead professional role where appropriate.
Use evidence-based practice to develop and maintain a high quality and cost-effective standard for Specialist Public Health Nurse School Nursing practice.

You will also develop your leadership skills by undertaking mentorship responsibilities to both pre-registration and SCPHN students whilst on placement within the service and provide precept

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Date posted

21 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/24475/6155

Job locations

Colchester

Essex

CO4 3QE

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse, you will be part of our valued team at our Essex Service.

You will feel valued as a School Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

Band 6 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

We are looking for someone who:

Has or is working towards a SCPHN School Nursequalification and a desire to ensure children in Essex have the best possible start in life.
Has a passion to drive positive change to children and families and use the platform HCRG Care Group offer to suggest innovative improvements as and when you see fit.
Has a valid UK driving licence, with access to a car for work purposes. Although we can make certain accommodations if you do not yet have a driving licence or are unable to hold one.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse, you will be part of our valued team at our Essex Service.

You will feel valued as a School Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

Band 6 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

We are looking for someone who:

Has or is working towards a SCPHN School Nursequalification and a desire to ensure children in Essex have the best possible start in life.
Has a passion to drive positive change to children and families and use the platform HCRG Care Group offer to suggest innovative improvements as and when you see fit.
Has a valid UK driving licence, with access to a car for work purposes. Although we can make certain accommodations if you do not yet have a driving licence or are unable to hold one.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.