Job summary
This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in deliveringpreventative and supportive health caretochildren, young people, and their families, helping to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities across the community. We are seeking a motivated and compassionateSpecialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)to join our dynamic Public Health Nursing team.
As aregistered nursewith specialist public health training, the post holder will work with adefined populationunder the supervision of aHealthy Family Team Leader, contributing to the planning and delivery of theHealthy Child Programme. The role has a strongpublic health focus, supporting the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of children and families through early intervention, health
Main duties of the job
- Delivery of the healthy child programme at all four levels
- Day to day operational line management and supervision of the School Staff Nurses and Support Staff.
- Day to day caseload management of work for School Staff Nurses and Support Staff helping them to plan, prioritise, evaluate and delegating and allocating work as appropriate.
- Appropriate delegation of work to others in the multidisciplinary team
- Act as a mentor to pre-registration and post registration students as appropriate and be involved in organizing allocation of student nurses
- Participate in preceptorship of junior/new members of the team while acting as a mentor.
- To work in collaboration with health care and other service providers, including Head Teachers, to ensure seamless delivery of services for school age children.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a SCPHN School nurse you will be part of our valued team in our School-Age Health & Wellbeing Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £38,682 to £46,580(Band 6, AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a committed and enthusiastic health professional with a strong public health focus and a passion for improving outcomes for children, young people, and families. They will demonstrate the following:
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
Holds a Specialist Practitioner Qualification in School and Community Public Health(degree, diploma, or certificate level).
Proven experience of working effectively within a team, contributing to shared goals and supporting colleagues.
A clear commitment to ongoing professional development, with evidence of maintaining and updating clinical and public health knowledge.
Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to influence and support change, motivate others, and take initiative within their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a SCPHN School nurse you will be part of our valued team in our School-Age Health & Wellbeing Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £38,682 to £46,580(Band 6, AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a committed and enthusiastic health professional with a strong public health focus and a passion for improving outcomes for children, young people, and families. They will demonstrate the following:
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
Holds a Specialist Practitioner Qualification in School and Community Public Health(degree, diploma, or certificate level).
Proven experience of working effectively within a team, contributing to shared goals and supporting colleagues.
A clear commitment to ongoing professional development, with evidence of maintaining and updating clinical and public health knowledge.
Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to influence and support change, motivate others, and take initiative within their role.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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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.
