Job summary
School Nursing Technicians work as a member of the School Nursing Service in the delivery of Universal child health screening programmes, identifying health needs for new school entrants and delivering health education/health promotion. They support the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme to schools and families within Camden. They work closely with Schools, children and families who use our services and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. School Nursing Technicians are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible by recognising the limits of the School Nursing Technician role and working closely with School Nurses in the planning and delivery of services.
Contributing to the best possible outcomes for children and families by using up-to-date knowledge and skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures when delivering programmes of care to promote positive outcomes for children and families.
Ensuring the children and families using our services has a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with families and partner agencies.
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams.
Main duties of the job
- Supporting the planning, organisation and delivery of defined aspects of the healthy child programme, School entrant health reviews, parenting support, school liaison, follow up referrals to partner agencies.
- Working with children and families in the assessment of their health and well-being and making referrals as appropriate under the supervision of the Specialist Community Public Health School Nursing team.
- Developing and contributing to new entrant parent groups and meetings hosted in schools.
- Support the School Nursing service in planning programmes of care to promote positive outcomes for children and families, including those requiring a higher level of health promotion or preventative intervention.
- Communicate effectively with other members of the team regarding the management of individual clients and issues relating to service delivery
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
About us
Camden is young and exciting inner London borough. Reaching from Holborn in the south to the leafy green suburbs of Hampstead in the north, Camden has a diverse population mix in terms of age, ethnicity, deprivation and disability.
The School Nursing Service is part of the primary healthcare team. The service works with children and families within the borough of Camden to provide support and health education, from school entrants rising five years old through to leaving school at 19 years, with the aim of promoting good health, preventing illness to maximize access to education and reach the five healthy outcomes by identifying health needs, screening growth and development and offering practical help and advice.
The post holder will work under the direction of a Specialist School Nurse visiting designated primary schools in Camden. The post holder will work as a member of a skill mix team of school nursing professionals to deliver the 'Healthy Child Programme From 5-19 years old (DOH 2015)'. The post holder will work in partnership with other professionals to meet the health needs of a culturally diverse population of school children and their families and the wider community.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that you achieve a good work/life balance, have access to a wide range of support including flexible working options, childcare support and many training and development opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will promote public health by:
- Seeking consent and promoting the service
- Undertaking universal health assessments of school age children, and screening for health needs.
- Referring children to the named school nurse partner agencies when health needs are identified.
- Following up immunisation histories and referring children to be immunised as appropriate
- Seeking health information and offering the service to schools and families.
- Maintaining accurate health records and plotting growth charts
- Educating and advising children & young people.
- Teaching and advising education staff on managing and responding to key public health messages on school sites
- Undertaking healthy lifestyles teaching with children & young people, their parents/carers and school staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will promote public health by:
- Seeking consent and promoting the service
- Undertaking universal health assessments of school age children, and screening for health needs.
- Referring children to the named school nurse partner agencies when health needs are identified.
- Following up immunisation histories and referring children to be immunised as appropriate
- Seeking health information and offering the service to schools and families.
- Maintaining accurate health records and plotting growth charts
- Educating and advising children & young people.
- Teaching and advising education staff on managing and responding to key public health messages on school sites
- Undertaking healthy lifestyles teaching with children & young people, their parents/carers and school staff.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Numeracy and Literacy skills required to keep accurate records and administer medicines (if appropriate)
- NVQ L3 or Foundation degree or equivalent in health and social care/early years qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children either in health or educational settings
Desirable
- Experience working in School Nursing, Health Visiting or similar Community Service as a Support Worker
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone.
- Able to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- Able to maintain electronic patient records
- Use Microsoft Word to draft letters and reports
- Contribute to the implementation of care plans by helping to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
- Able to work on your own but follow the directions of care plans and registered staff
- Accept responsibility for decisions / actions and recognize the limits of your role
- Obtain consent and understand how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on your work and the people you are working with
- Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
- Contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working
- Help others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care
Desirable
- Empowering and working in partnership with the people using our Services
- An understanding of growth, development and key public health messages
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staf
- Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Other
Essential
- Able to work efficiently in the community
- Able to use public transport, travel out to multiple school environments carry and set up screening equipment.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Numeracy and Literacy skills required to keep accurate records and administer medicines (if appropriate)
- NVQ L3 or Foundation degree or equivalent in health and social care/early years qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children either in health or educational settings
Desirable
- Experience working in School Nursing, Health Visiting or similar Community Service as a Support Worker
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone.
- Able to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- Able to maintain electronic patient records
- Use Microsoft Word to draft letters and reports
- Contribute to the implementation of care plans by helping to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
- Able to work on your own but follow the directions of care plans and registered staff
- Accept responsibility for decisions / actions and recognize the limits of your role
- Obtain consent and understand how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on your work and the people you are working with
- Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
- Contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working
- Help others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care
Desirable
- Empowering and working in partnership with the people using our Services
- An understanding of growth, development and key public health messages
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staf
- Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Other
Essential
- Able to work efficiently in the community
- Able to use public transport, travel out to multiple school environments carry and set up screening equipment.
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).
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).
