School Nurse

Job responsibilities

1. The named School Nurse will be responsible for co-ordination of the School Health Plan with their named schools on an annual basis.
2. Contribute to an integrated Public Health Nursing Service by linking to education settings and other partner agencies
3. Lead on the recommended health assessment and reviews including:

Reception/Year 1 (age 45) school entry assessment (transition from 05 HCP school entry questionnaire; Providing Year 6/7 (age 1012) assessment at transition from primary to secondary school.

1. Supporting mid-teens reviews, when young people are embarking on the next transition stage as and when required in national and local specifications.
2. Lead and coordinate a core programme of interventions according to agreed procedures, ensuring that Trust targets are met.
3. Undertake comprehensive health assessments for identified children and young people, including annual health assessments for those in local authority care in line with the Healthy Child Programme 4-19 years of age.
4. To contribute to the delivery of the national immunisation programme for school aged children.
5. Plan, implement and evaluate interventions according to changing health needs to improve health outcomes. Consult, advise and educate children, young people and families to enable them to effectively manage their health needs.
6. Perform home visits to children and families advising on all aspects of health as appropriate.
7. Working in partnership with other key stakeholders to safeguard and protect children and young people.
8. To contribute and take part in regular team meetings and contribute to multi-agency groups as appropriate.
9. Working collaboratively to support children and young people where there are identified health needs, or where they are in the child protection system, providing therapeutic public health interventions for the child and family
10. Provide training where necessary to young people, parents, teaching personnel and other professionals.
11. Provide signposting to other services and agencies, referring and liaising appropriately.
12. Take and act upon referrals from other agencies and services, as appropriate.
13. Provide a confidential support and advice service; that is easily accessible, for young people within a high school or other venue on a regular basis.
14. Organise, facilitate and participate in health promotional and health educational activities in schools and community settings, working in partnership with school staff and with other statutory and voluntary agencies.
15. Utilise opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and the public health agenda.
16. Ensuring children not in employment, education or training, or children educated at home receive the universal offer.
17. Complete PDRs and return to work pro-forma as required to the designated named staff within the team.
18. Ensure performance data is collated in a timely manner

Clinical

1. Maintain active status on NMC register acting in accordance with the professional code and guiding documents in adherence with Revalidation Framework.
2. Develop a working knowledge and experience of IT systems
3. Maintain contemporaneous, factual records in accordance with Trust guidelines and policies.
4. Be aware of current working practices in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
5. Manage their time effectively to ensure prioritisation of workload in order to achieve agreed deadlines.
6. Be responsible for own professional updating and keep abreast of current research based practice.
7. Participate in study days as appropriate and be aware of current developments and research within the area of practice.
8. Observing the complaints and disciplinary procedures in accordance with the Trust policy.
9. Report sickness absence and return relevant forms to line manager.
10. Maintain portfolio of professional development.

Leadership

1. Provide supervision, where appropriate to support the skill mix team
2. Undertake appropriate delegation within team.
3. Support other School Nurses and staff within the team, including the induction of new staff members. Ensure effective learning experience and opportunities to achieve learning outcomes for skill mix team.
4. Develop specialist knowledge and expertise in an area of practice appropriate to service needs and, act as a resource to colleagues and other professionals in the chosen area e.g. Asthma, Behaviour Management. Allergy etc.
5. Develop and implement policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work. Provide advice where services are developing.

Research and Audit

1. Identify and undertake clinical audit, evaluation and dissemination of results through presentation to professional groups and publications, in order to improve effectiveness of care and ensure effective and efficient use of resources.

Supervision and Development

1. Identify and make known any training needs through the Personal Development Review (PDR) process.
2. Provide mentorship and preceptor ship to students and newly qualified staff as required.
3. Undertake mandatory and statutory training and updating as required by the Trust.

Communication

1. Communicate effectively with individuals, families and professionals in planning and delivery of care, demonstrating empathy and reassurance in difficult and highly sensitive situations.
2. Maintain contemporaneous and accurate Bridgewater Community NHS Trust records observing the Data Protection Act 1994, maintaining confidentiality, in accordance with NMC and Trust guidelines

This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding.

The 0-19 service is commissioned to deliver a service 8am-8pm and offering weekend delivery. Therefore, the post holder would be expected to work flexibly providing a service at evenings and weekends, dependant on the needs of the service.

As the 0-19 service is delivered across Warrington you will have a base for administrative purposes only, as we may ask you to deliver a service from a variety of bases dependent on needs of the service.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification
• Active UK NMC registration
• Evidence of additional training relevant to role (motivational interviewing / Solihull approach / NBO)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of multi-agency working
• Experience of working with different communities including minority and ethnic groups
• Experience of community development working

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Evidence of on-going personal and professional development.
• Understanding of community development approaches.
• Effective time management skills.
• The ability to write and present clear and effective reports.
• The ability to work as part of a Team and autonomously.
• Ability to prioritise and delegate workload.
• Ability to demonstrate in depth knowledge of child development and child protection issues and legislation.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
• IT skills
• Good understanding of local and national policies relating to child health
• Understand need for confidentiality.
• Demonstrate a flexible approach to working.

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate effective presentation skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Sponsorship

Essential

• Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Relations

Essential

• If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).