Job summary
The practitioner will hold a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse School Nurse qualification (SCPHN), with minimum of 18 months consolidated practice as SCPHN.
As an EOTAS School Nurse, you will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of a defined caseload of young people accessing the EOTAS programme, which covers the Pupil Referral Units/LEAP, sixth form college with PRU provision, in partnership with key partners such as Safe East, Healthspot, Mental Health in Schools teams, the Home Tuition Service, Youth Offending (Breaking the Cycle Team TH) provision.
You will hold a Clinical caseload for this cohort to support the achievement of a continuum of education provision for pupils with complex social, emotional, communication and behavioural difficulties by provision of Specialist Public Health Practitioner provision. These young people will have a variety of needs that may impact on their overall health and development.
The delivery focus will be aligned to the Health Spot model of care within Tower Hamlets. And you will work collaboratively with the NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) programme in supporting young people to optimise uptake and access of services that will support their management of health and well-being.
This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of children with SEND in Tower Hamlets.
Main duties of the job
- To meet the health needs of a defined client group.
- To be the main health representative for a defined client group of young people, in assessing and meeting their identified health needs through an ongoing programme of health surveillance, intervention, monitoring, and referral.
- To lead on and co-ordinate community-based specialist clinics within defined area/s of practice e.g. Audiology, Enuresis, Sexual Health, Complex care management.
- To attend relevant panels pertaining to individual young people within the caseload or to represent a colleague/s as appropriate within the Child and Family Health Team.
- To be a Health lead in the facilitation of health plans for individual young people accessing the EOTAS programme. To support this process there will be positive relationships Youth Services/Home Schooled and other specialist areas to enhance social inclusion in all plans.
- To contribute to the curriculum planning and provision of health education programmes for these vulnerable children and young people, in the most appropriate setting.
- To participate in PHSE training, Youth Service Health Provision, Health access planning across YOS, Home Schooled programmes, PRUs/LEAP.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets here: http://www.towerhamlets.is/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
- Innovation and support for primary care
- Being a great place to work
- Integrating primary and community care
- Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
- Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To meet the health needs of a defined client group.
- To be the main health representative for a defined client group of young people, in assessing and meeting their identified health needs through an ongoing programme of health surveillance, intervention, monitoring, and referral.
- To lead on and co-ordinate community-based specialist clinics within defined area/s of practice e.g. Audiology, Enuresis, Sexual Health, Complex care management.
- To attend relevant panels pertaining to individual young people within the caseload or to represent a colleague/s as appropriate within the Child and Family Health Team.
- To be a Health lead in the facilitation of health plans for individual young people accessing the EOTAS programme. To support this process there will be positive relationships Youth Services/Home Schooled and other specialist areas to enhance social inclusion in all plans.
- To contribute to the curriculum planning and provision of health education programmes for these vulnerable children and young people, in the most appropriate setting.
- To participate in PHSE training, Youth Service Health Provision, Health access planning across YOS, Home Schooled programmes, PRUs/LEAP.
- To facilitate good working relationships with all statutory and voluntary sector partners to meet the needs, in particular PRUs, Schools, Education Department, Youth Offending, Not in Employment, Education, training (NEET) services, Youth access (Health spot), Child and Family Health Team, Social Services, Voluntary and Statutory agencies.
- To work as part of the School Health and well-being team/service but in partnership with key stakeholders to ensure access and delivery to a marginalised population of young people to enable optimisation of health outcomes via improved access to services, assessment of needs and integrated planning of holistic care/support, particularly re access, assessment, supporting delivery of risk taking behaviour support e.g. Sexual Health promotion/advice/contraception/pregnancy support, mental health /emotional well-being /resilience and promotion,
- Key partner in Co-Production and Co-delivery of services, engaging actively with Young people in canvassing service views for delivery and evaluation.
- To provide teaching and training as part of GPCG an update programme to mainstream child and family health team0-19/Partnership staff, regarding issues pertaining to this vulnerable group of young people.
- To be responsible for health and safety issues and to report any actual or potential hazards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To meet the health needs of a defined client group.
- To be the main health representative for a defined client group of young people, in assessing and meeting their identified health needs through an ongoing programme of health surveillance, intervention, monitoring, and referral.
- To lead on and co-ordinate community-based specialist clinics within defined area/s of practice e.g. Audiology, Enuresis, Sexual Health, Complex care management.
- To attend relevant panels pertaining to individual young people within the caseload or to represent a colleague/s as appropriate within the Child and Family Health Team.
- To be a Health lead in the facilitation of health plans for individual young people accessing the EOTAS programme. To support this process there will be positive relationships Youth Services/Home Schooled and other specialist areas to enhance social inclusion in all plans.
- To contribute to the curriculum planning and provision of health education programmes for these vulnerable children and young people, in the most appropriate setting.
- To participate in PHSE training, Youth Service Health Provision, Health access planning across YOS, Home Schooled programmes, PRUs/LEAP.
- To facilitate good working relationships with all statutory and voluntary sector partners to meet the needs, in particular PRUs, Schools, Education Department, Youth Offending, Not in Employment, Education, training (NEET) services, Youth access (Health spot), Child and Family Health Team, Social Services, Voluntary and Statutory agencies.
- To work as part of the School Health and well-being team/service but in partnership with key stakeholders to ensure access and delivery to a marginalised population of young people to enable optimisation of health outcomes via improved access to services, assessment of needs and integrated planning of holistic care/support, particularly re access, assessment, supporting delivery of risk taking behaviour support e.g. Sexual Health promotion/advice/contraception/pregnancy support, mental health /emotional well-being /resilience and promotion,
- Key partner in Co-Production and Co-delivery of services, engaging actively with Young people in canvassing service views for delivery and evaluation.
- To provide teaching and training as part of GPCG an update programme to mainstream child and family health team0-19/Partnership staff, regarding issues pertaining to this vulnerable group of young people.
- To be responsible for health and safety issues and to report any actual or potential hazards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Children's Nurse, Midwife, or Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant Experience of post qualification Relevant experience of working in a community setting-Minimum 18 Months as a SCPHN.
Abilities
Essential
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries within Health/Social
Skills
Essential
- Experience of effective collaborative working with partnership organisations in the voluntary and statutory sector.
Other requirements
Essential
- Experience in delivering training and education programs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Children's Nurse, Midwife, or Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant Experience of post qualification Relevant experience of working in a community setting-Minimum 18 Months as a SCPHN.
Abilities
Essential
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries within Health/Social
Skills
Essential
- Experience of effective collaborative working with partnership organisations in the voluntary and statutory sector.
Other requirements
Essential
- Experience in delivering training and education programs.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
