Job Description

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated School Nurses with initiative and drive who are keen to contribute to the further development of our service. The successful applicants will work within the Hull 0-19 (25) Integrated Public Health Nursing Service (IPHNS).



You will need to have excellent communication skills, be very organised and be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery. You will need to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team.



Applicants are required to be committed to providing the best possible service to children, young people and families. They should demonstrate willingness to develop and maintain integrated services.



Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) (school nursing) are welcome to apply



To work as part of a team delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to the school aged population in Hull



To ensure the effective delivery of care packages to children, young



people and their families



To be responsible for the management of a caseload or client group



including compilation of reports and participation in multi-agency



safeguarding children's procedures



To participate in the supervision, leadership and management



responsibilities of the Public Health Nursing team.



To offer specialist advice in line with identified specialist areas (eg



Adolescent Mental Health, Sexual Health and Relationships)



To ensure safe and smooth transition for children from Primary or Junior School into Secondary school or where appropriate into Special School.



To carry out developmental reviews, group work activities, health promotion and health education programmes as delegated by members of the Public Health Nursing Team



We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website



We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.



We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.



We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.



Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.



We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.



From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.



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For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.