Job summary
Specialist Public Health Nurse School Nurse
(Various posts and bases available)
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic motivated practitioners with initiative and drive who are keen to contribute to the further development of our service and to work as part of the integrated 0-19 Children & Family Health Service within the Blackburn & Darwen area to deliver the Healthy Child Programme for vulnerable children. You need to have excellent communication skills, be very organised and be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery. You will need to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team. This post requires the SCPHN qualification.
Main duties of the job
The 0-19 Children and Family Health Teams are proactive and forward thinking and have to introduced a new model of service delivery for school age children up to age 19 and 25 for those young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Successful applicants will work in one of 2 specialisms, one focusing upon the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and one focusing upon safeguarding.
About us
All Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust staff employed within Clinical Environments and have contact with service users and their families must familiarise themselves with and adhere to Local Safeguarding Childrens Board , Local Safeguarding Adult Board and LSCFT Procedures for Safeguarding and Protecting Children.The Trust places great emphasis on the need for the strictest confidentiality in respect of personal data - both that of service users and staff. All information about people will be treated in the strictest confidence at all times. Breaches of confidentiality will be investigated and may lead to Disciplinary action being taken.The Trust view its responsibility under the Data Protection Act and the Caldicott Principles as central to all activities that are carried out in its name. Staff are therefore expected to acquaint themselves with the principles of Information Governance, and to complete the mandated training modules that have been agreed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will lead the provision of a family centred, evidence based public health service that promotes and improves health and addresses inequalities to a defined caseload, population or community. This will be achieved through delivery of public health nursing model at a community, universal, universal plus and universal partnership plus level. The post holder will work in line with the Trusts corporate objectives and will be expected to make a positive contribution to the provision of health services. The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Trust values delivering excellent care with compassion.
A full Job description and Person Specification is attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will lead the provision of a family centred, evidence based public health service that promotes and improves health and addresses inequalities to a defined caseload, population or community. This will be achieved through delivery of public health nursing model at a community, universal, universal plus and universal partnership plus level. The post holder will work in line with the Trusts corporate objectives and will be expected to make a positive contribution to the provision of health services. The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Trust values delivering excellent care with compassion.
A full Job description and Person Specification is attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oSpecialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse (SCPHN-SN/Registered School Nurse)
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of multi-agency and partnership working
Knowledge
Essential
- oGood understanding of the healthy child programme 5-19
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oSpecialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse (SCPHN-SN/Registered School Nurse)
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of multi-agency and partnership working
Knowledge
Essential
- oGood understanding of the healthy child programme 5-19
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
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).
