Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/ School Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
School Nurse - Band 6- SCPHN
TERM TIME ONLY
37.5 Hours per week
Location : Barnet
Whittington NHS Trust tri-borough Barnet are looking to recruit a dynamic qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) with strong public health focus who are fully committed to delivering and improving the health and well-being of our diverse school aged children.
Main duties of the job
As a highly motivated and dynamic school nurse, you will play a leading role in shaping our services as we are committed in meeting the health needs of children and young people through the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. The school nurse will deliver high quality evidence based skilled nursing care within the schools of Barnet. Whittington NHS Trust has recently taken over Barnet CYP services and we have set about redesigning our school nursing service to be accessible and visible in schools through drop in clinics. We require a school nurse who is passionate about achieving outcomes for children, young people and families.
You will be responsible for a defined caseload of secondary schools, and supporting junior staff with the management of primary schools. This will involve working in collaboration with parents/carers, education and other multi agency professionals.
We offer flexible working arrangements, IPhone and a 4G laptop.
Applicants must hold a Specialist Community Public Health Qualification in School Nursing. This is a definite requirement for the position and applicants who apply without the qualification will NOT be shortlisted.
About us
Working for your organisation ('About Us')
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job responsibilities
- Demonstrate leadership skills and understanding of professional responsibilities within the team
- Be a lead for supporting the education of students and junior staff
- In depth knowledge of child and family public health practice and be able to embed across the service
- A named nurse to a high school and cluster of primary schools
- To write clear concise treatment plans with reviews carried out within expected timeframes.
- To be able to identify health needs and signpost appropriately.
- To keep health at the heart of education
- To deliver training sessions to other professionals on relevant health or medical issues
- Support schools and children and young people to manage their own health conditions independently
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN or RN (Child Branch) or Equivalent
- Specialist Community Public Health School Nursing (SCPHN) qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of Post Registration Training and Development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on clinical practice to enhance professional/personal development
- Ability to prioritise and effectively manage own workload
- Basic Information Technology Skills use of Sys1, RIO and teams
- Good organisational Skills
- Application of research/evidence base to good practice
Desirable
- Ability to manage difficult situations and conflict resolution
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children and families
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of working together in a team
- Able to work autonomously and without supervision
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of current issues and recent developments in school health
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of good practice in safeguarding and child protection
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of National and Government issues influencing the provision of health care to all children
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of confidentiality and record keeping
Desirable
- Experience nursing in a diverse inner city community
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Professional demeanour
- Good attendance record
- Motivated to teach and learn
- Approachable, flexible, adaptable and supportive
Others
Essential
- Ability to take majority of leave in the Summer holidays
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Winston House
2-5 Dollis Park
London
N3 1HF
