Job summary
Are you a School Nurse who wants to make a difference in the lives of children, young people and their families across Plymouth? If so, then we need you to help us in the delivery of a dynamic and innovative School Nursing Service within our Public Health Nursing 0-19 service
Main duties of the job
You will be a qualified School Nurse (SCPHN) with team leadership skills, looking for a diverse and exciting School Nursing post. You will be forward thinking, proactive, and committed to improving the health outcomes of children, families and communities.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To
work with individuals, families, schools and the community.
- To
work in multi-agency partnerships, for example, Social care and other
agencies.
- The
wider SCPHN 0-19 team and Livewell Southwest, e.g. Public Health, Children
and Families, Performance Management.
- The
Primary Health Care Team.
- United
Hospitals Plymouth departments, e.g. Pediatric Department; Neonatal
Outreach, Emergency Department, Safeguarding Children’s Office.
- Child
and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
- Midwifery
- Education
departments, e.g. Plymouth
University and Professional
Training & Development Department
- Schools,
Nurseries and Children Centres.
Professional
Duties & Responsibilities:
- To practice the
principles of Community Public Health Nursing as reflected in the wider
definition described in the NMC competencies.
- Search for Health needs
including surveillance and assessment.
- Stimulation of awareness
of Health needs including strategic leadership, promoting and protecting
health.
- Influence on policies
affecting health including developing quality and risk management, policy
and strategic development.
- Facilitation of health
enhancing activities including developing services and programs working
with and for communities and Schools.
- There are frequent
requirements for concentration and the work pattern is unpredictable.
- Occasionally within the
course of employment attendance to court may be required to give evidence.
- There is constant change
management/process affecting community service delivery.
- There is exposure to
highly distressing or highly emotional situations, some potentially
dangerous situations in the community, e.g. Drug & Alcohol Misuse,
Violence and clients displaying mental health symptoms.
- Specialist Community
Public Health Nurses deal with highly emotionally charged clients to
safeguard children. The frequency of exposure is variable.
- Specialist Community Public
Health Nurses are expected to be flexible and adaptable working in
different bases to cover colleagues and service provision during sickness
and study leave and utilising the resources available to them.
- They are easily
accessible to the public, receive and cope with frequent interruptions
throughout the day.
- During visits they may
be required to work in unpleasant home environments, e.g. dirty,
excrement, aggression.
- Likelihood of movement
of base due to changing practice.
- To
have specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practice
underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
- To
encourage the uptake of immunisations.
- To
act as an advocate for clients, liaising with agencies within and outside
the health service.
- To
participate in and initiate multi-agency, activities and meetings as
required.
- To
work in partnership with children, young people and families to identify
health needs that promotes and supports a healthy lifestyle. To take
appropriate action in response to any deviation from the normal which may
include referral to team members or other agencies?
- To
identify children in need and respond in line with national and local
requirements.
- To
be the Lead Practitioner for families here there are identified Child
Welfare concerns.
- To be responsible for
managing, organising and promoting the needs of the caseload and
neighbourhood public health.
- To
take an innovative approach to practice in response to a changing service.
- To actively participate
in Clinical and Professional Governance and Team Meetings by regular
attendance, contributing to the content and agenda and provide evidence of
participation.
- To be actively involved
in the delivery of the NHS Public Health agenda as identified in the
citywide Public Health Development Plan.
- To actively seek and
promote client participation in planning delivery and evaluation of
services.
- To be responsible for
seeking to influence policy and strategic planning affecting service
delivery.
- To take a leadership
role as service delivery requires, e.g. Specialist Interest Group, working
parties.
- To ensure that equipment
used during delivery of a School Nursing Service is maintained
appropriately.
- To
participate in supervision and line management as per policy.
- To participate in
regular Clinical, Line Management and Caseload Supervision, as per Policies.
- To participate in the
recruitment and selection process of prospective employees, e.g. SCPHN,
Student SCPHN, Skill mix team members.
- To be a Line Manager to
Band 2, 3, 4 and 5 as identified by the Team Manager
- To provide supervised
staff with Individual Performance Review (IPR) as per LIVEWELL SOUTHWEST
Policy.
- To be responsible for
management of annual leave, study leave and sick leave of supervised
staff.
- To manage disciplinary
issues and complaints following LIVEWELL SOUTHWEST Protocols and
procedures.
- To supervise and
facilitate student placements as required.
- To contribute to LIVEWELL
SOUTHWEST requirements for data collection and sharing of information.
- To access annual
Individual Performance Review, identify training needs and develop a
continuing professional development plan.
- To facilitate and
provide practice based teaching and training to colleagues and identify
opportunities for knowledge sharing within other organisations.
- To have a professional
responsibility to ensure that supervised staff access the training as identified
in the Individual Performance Review.
- To provide mentorship/ preceptorship
to newly qualified or appointed staff.
- To utilize the framework
of Clinical Governance to learn from critical incidents and apply to
practice.
- To ensure that skills in
audit and research are maintained.
- To assist in LIVEWELL
SOUTHWEST-wide research and audit, as required.
- To maintain a personal
professional portfolio of continuing professional development as required
by the NMC.
- Responsible for
participating in audit and data entry thus demonstrating contribution to LIVEWELL
SOUTHWEST targets.
- To work within the
clinical effectiveness framework using available evidence, research and
audit to plan, implement and evaluate care.
- To attend in service
training required by the needs of the service and organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To
work with individuals, families, schools and the community.
- To
work in multi-agency partnerships, for example, Social care and other
agencies.
- The
wider SCPHN 0-19 team and Livewell Southwest, e.g. Public Health, Children
and Families, Performance Management.
- The
Primary Health Care Team.
- United
Hospitals Plymouth departments, e.g. Pediatric Department; Neonatal
Outreach, Emergency Department, Safeguarding Children’s Office.
- Child
and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
- Midwifery
- Education
departments, e.g. Plymouth
University and Professional
Training & Development Department
- Schools,
Nurseries and Children Centres.
Professional
Duties & Responsibilities:
- To practice the
principles of Community Public Health Nursing as reflected in the wider
definition described in the NMC competencies.
- Search for Health needs
including surveillance and assessment.
- Stimulation of awareness
of Health needs including strategic leadership, promoting and protecting
health.
- Influence on policies
affecting health including developing quality and risk management, policy
and strategic development.
- Facilitation of health
enhancing activities including developing services and programs working
with and for communities and Schools.
- There are frequent
requirements for concentration and the work pattern is unpredictable.
- Occasionally within the
course of employment attendance to court may be required to give evidence.
- There is constant change
management/process affecting community service delivery.
- There is exposure to
highly distressing or highly emotional situations, some potentially
dangerous situations in the community, e.g. Drug & Alcohol Misuse,
Violence and clients displaying mental health symptoms.
- Specialist Community
Public Health Nurses deal with highly emotionally charged clients to
safeguard children. The frequency of exposure is variable.
- Specialist Community Public
Health Nurses are expected to be flexible and adaptable working in
different bases to cover colleagues and service provision during sickness
and study leave and utilising the resources available to them.
- They are easily
accessible to the public, receive and cope with frequent interruptions
throughout the day.
- During visits they may
be required to work in unpleasant home environments, e.g. dirty,
excrement, aggression.
- Likelihood of movement
of base due to changing practice.
- To
have specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practice
underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
- To
encourage the uptake of immunisations.
- To
act as an advocate for clients, liaising with agencies within and outside
the health service.
- To
participate in and initiate multi-agency, activities and meetings as
required.
- To
work in partnership with children, young people and families to identify
health needs that promotes and supports a healthy lifestyle. To take
appropriate action in response to any deviation from the normal which may
include referral to team members or other agencies?
- To
identify children in need and respond in line with national and local
requirements.
- To
be the Lead Practitioner for families here there are identified Child
Welfare concerns.
- To be responsible for
managing, organising and promoting the needs of the caseload and
neighbourhood public health.
- To
take an innovative approach to practice in response to a changing service.
- To actively participate
in Clinical and Professional Governance and Team Meetings by regular
attendance, contributing to the content and agenda and provide evidence of
participation.
- To be actively involved
in the delivery of the NHS Public Health agenda as identified in the
citywide Public Health Development Plan.
- To actively seek and
promote client participation in planning delivery and evaluation of
services.
- To be responsible for
seeking to influence policy and strategic planning affecting service
delivery.
- To take a leadership
role as service delivery requires, e.g. Specialist Interest Group, working
parties.
- To ensure that equipment
used during delivery of a School Nursing Service is maintained
appropriately.
- To
participate in supervision and line management as per policy.
- To participate in
regular Clinical, Line Management and Caseload Supervision, as per Policies.
- To participate in the
recruitment and selection process of prospective employees, e.g. SCPHN,
Student SCPHN, Skill mix team members.
- To be a Line Manager to
Band 2, 3, 4 and 5 as identified by the Team Manager
- To provide supervised
staff with Individual Performance Review (IPR) as per LIVEWELL SOUTHWEST
Policy.
- To be responsible for
management of annual leave, study leave and sick leave of supervised
staff.
- To manage disciplinary
issues and complaints following LIVEWELL SOUTHWEST Protocols and
procedures.
- To supervise and
facilitate student placements as required.
- To contribute to LIVEWELL
SOUTHWEST requirements for data collection and sharing of information.
- To access annual
Individual Performance Review, identify training needs and develop a
continuing professional development plan.
- To facilitate and
provide practice based teaching and training to colleagues and identify
opportunities for knowledge sharing within other organisations.
- To have a professional
responsibility to ensure that supervised staff access the training as identified
in the Individual Performance Review.
- To provide mentorship/ preceptorship
to newly qualified or appointed staff.
- To utilize the framework
of Clinical Governance to learn from critical incidents and apply to
practice.
- To ensure that skills in
audit and research are maintained.
- To assist in LIVEWELL
SOUTHWEST-wide research and audit, as required.
- To maintain a personal
professional portfolio of continuing professional development as required
by the NMC.
- Responsible for
participating in audit and data entry thus demonstrating contribution to LIVEWELL
SOUTHWEST targets.
- To work within the
clinical effectiveness framework using available evidence, research and
audit to plan, implement and evaluate care.
- To attend in service
training required by the needs of the service and organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Certificate, Diploma or Degree.
- NMC Registration.
- Relevant post registration course.
Desirable
- Registered Nurse Prescriber with current NMC registration.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children, young people and families.
Desirable
- Working with complex families.
- Demonstrate experience of working with child protection concerns.
- Able to work effectively in a multi agency arena.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge current health issues relating to children and families.
- Demonstrate knowledge in:
- Children Act,
- Healthy Child Program.
- Framework for Assessment.
- Child Protection.
- Evidence of research based practice.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- To have understanding of current Government Policies affecting living, culture/racism/disability.
Desirable
- Knowledge of requirements of those children and families with complex needs.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Healthy Child programme.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team.
-
- Self-manage time.
- Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgmental and tolerant.
- Adaptable.
- Diplomatic and flexible.
- Team Player.
- Leadership.
Desirable
- Able to lead and line manage a team of skill mix in delivering a service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Certificate, Diploma or Degree.
- NMC Registration.
- Relevant post registration course.
Desirable
- Registered Nurse Prescriber with current NMC registration.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children, young people and families.
Desirable
- Working with complex families.
- Demonstrate experience of working with child protection concerns.
- Able to work effectively in a multi agency arena.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge current health issues relating to children and families.
- Demonstrate knowledge in:
- Children Act,
- Healthy Child Program.
- Framework for Assessment.
- Child Protection.
- Evidence of research based practice.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- To have understanding of current Government Policies affecting living, culture/racism/disability.
Desirable
- Knowledge of requirements of those children and families with complex needs.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Healthy Child programme.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team.
-
- Self-manage time.
- Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgmental and tolerant.
- Adaptable.
- Diplomatic and flexible.
- Team Player.
- Leadership.
Desirable
- Able to lead and line manage a team of skill mix in delivering a service.
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).
