Job Description

School Nurse Band 6

St Helens- South Team



There is a vacancy in the South Team for a part time School Nurse to work with an Integrated 0-19 Team including school nurses and health visitors.



Working with schools, families and the wider community to improve the health of school-aged children identifying the more vulnerable and developing clear referral pathways so that all children and young people can reach their full potential.



Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens, Knowsley.



We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.



The successful candidate will have proven leadership, experience and knowledge of school nursing. If you want to make a difference to the health of school aged children within St Helens and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities and work with vulnerable families, we would very much like to hear from you.



You will work closely with the, education and social care to provide services in response to identified need, both public health and safeguarding. whilst working in partnership with St Helens Local Authority to take the local children's agenda forward.



School Nursing is a fast paced, dynamic and challenging service, and as a School Nurse with us you will be given opportunity to demonstrate leadership whilst working within the public health, health promotion and safeguarding domains.



You should be well organised, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with children and young people both in school and within other education provider settings. You must be committed to working effectively both within a team and independently. An in depth knowledge of the current trends and developments within school nursing and the health agenda relating to children's services is essential.



About the Trust



Our local and community based services support people to live well and independently, including:



0-19 / 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services



Community Nursing



Sexual Health Wirral



Community Cardiology



Walk-in centres



Speech and Language Therapy



Teletriage



Community Dental



Social Care



End of Life Care



As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning.



You can read more about the Trust via the careers section on our website .



Please see the job description and person specification for further information relating to this exciting job role.