Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nurse

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (specialist school nurse) who will work within Wiltshire Childrens Community Services to lead and deliver a high quality, pro-active service for children and the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme.

This an extremely rewarding role with the aim to reduce health inequalities, to safeguard children and improve outcomes for children within the service.

This role will require some coverage of Trowbridge and Chippenham with the main base being in Salisbury. Due to the nature of the role, a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Your base in Salisbury is located close to the picturesque historical landmark Stonehenge and has multiple local eateries close by making it a convenient base location. If wellness and exercise are important to your daily routine, there is a choice of local gyms nearby.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• Being the public health lead for the school nursing skill mixed team within the defined school community area, assessing health needs and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.
• To undertake population health needs assessment to identify local need and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs
• Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with schools and other key partners.
• Provide school age children/young people with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with their families, schools and other agencies.
• To promote health and wellbeing through drop in, health education sessions and signposting. Referring/introducing to partner agencies as required.
• To contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and young people and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
• To manage an identified caseload comprising of secondary and primary schools Understanding the concept of clinical governance and safeguarding. Using this knowledge and skills to identify, assess and safeguard vulnerable children and families.

For a full list of responsibilities please see attached Job Description.

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

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Salisbury

Wiltshire

SP4 6AT

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Salisbury

Wiltshire

SP4 6AT

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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