Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
Cornwall Council
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Job summary
Are you ready for an amazing opportunity? Do you want to make a difference to children, young people and families in Cornwall. We are very excited to announce that we have 2 additional Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Student School Nurse training posts available for application starting in September 2024. This is a fantastic opportunity for a fully funded training programme to qualify as a registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in School Nursing. Open to all qualified Nurses and Midwives registered with the NMC. We provide supportive placements with allocated practice teachers and supervisors to support your learning journey.
Main duties of the job
We deliver our joint health visiting and school nursing service across 6 Localities within the beautiful County of Cornwall. We work from the border with Devon covering areas such as Bude, Launceston, Liskeard down as far as Helston and Penzance.
About us
Most teams are based together with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues, and we all record on the same electronic record which really helps communication and coordination. We provide an evidence based, family centre public health service, which focuses on identifying health needs and vulnerability within the family and community.
This is a great opportunity to join our innovative and collaborative service to meet the needs of our local communities and to ensure there are improved outcomes for all our children and young people in the beautiful county of Cornwall and IOS.
The course embraces a family/child/workplace-centred public health role with individuals, families, and populations, and focuses on improving health and tackling health inequalities. The approach requires you to work within a dynamic socio-cultural and service provision context across traditional boundaries, to network and develop services in partnership with service users, other professionals, and the voluntary sector. You'll learn to lead, assess, work collaboratively, evaluate public health provision, and accept responsibility and accountability for the safe, effective, and efficient management of that provision.
Public Health (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing) - Postgraduate Diploma - UWE Bristol: Courses
Date posted
14 May 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
F0021-700001141
Job locations
New County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3AY
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Council
Address
New County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3AY
Employer's website
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)