SCPHN Student - School Nurse

Job summary

Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife with a special interest and commitment to improving the Health and Social outcomes for children and families? Harrogate District Foundation Trust is currently recruiting to Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse student posts), to commence training in September for 52 weeks. On completion of the course within timescales and following a process you will secure a permanent School Nurse position.

Students will be aligned to a practice assessor in either Cumberland or Westmorland and Furness. The academic element of the course will be hosted by University of Central Lancashire.

As a School Nurse you can make a real difference to children, families and communities. You will play a fundamental role in the monitoring of child development, safeguarding children, preventing social exclusion and deprivation and tackling important public health issues, with responsibilities including home visits, running support groups for parents and working with a range of local children's agencies and professionals

School Nurses have the opportunity to work flexibly in the community and are a crucial part of the healthcare team. It is a diverse role which involves being part of a wider team who provide you with support as you work to improve the health of local families.

Main duties of the job

1. To participate in all elements of the SCPHN programme both theory and practice and ensure completion of all approved programme documentation and assessments which must be submitted within time scale.

2. To take responsibility in organising planned tripartite and bipartite meetings with your Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor.

3. To fully participate in the teaching strategies used by the Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor

4. To develop professional knowledge and competence, pertaining to School Nursing and relevant to safe standards of professional practice.

5. To accurately record information within systmone records understanding and documenting cumulative risk and auctioning appropriately. Records to be contemporaneous and recorded timely as per trust policy.

6. Confidentiality to be maintained at all times. Access to electronic devised to be kept safe and stored as per trust policy.

7. Under the supervision of the Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor manage delegated workload/caseload and supervise staff if appropriate.

8. To undertake nursing and public health duties under direct and indirect supervision of the Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor.

9. To act in accordance with all Trust policies.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds, Cumbria and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.

Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

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Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Various

Various

Various

CA1 1RD

Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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