Job Description

School Nurse - Band 6- SCPHN



TERM TIME ONLY



37.5 Hours per week

Location :

Barnet



Whittington NHS Trust tri-borough Barnet are looking to recruit a dynamic qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) with strong public health focus who are fully committed to delivering and improving the health and well-being of our diverse school aged children.



As a highly motivated and dynamic school nurse, you will play a leading role in shaping our services as we are committed in meeting the health needs of children and young people through the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. The school nurse will deliver high quality evidence based skilled nursing care within the schools of Barnet. Whittington NHS Trust has recently taken over Barnet CYP services and we have set about redesigning our school nursing service to be accessible and visible in schools through drop in clinics. We require a school nurse who is passionate about achieving outcomes for children, young people and families.



You will be responsible for a defined caseload of secondary schools, and supporting junior staff with the management of primary schools. This will involve working in collaboration with parents/carers, education and other multi agency professionals.



We offer flexible working arrangements, IPhone and a 4G laptop.



Applicants must hold a Specialist Community Public Health Qualification in School Nursing. This is a definite requirement for the position and applicants who apply without the qualification will NOT be shortlisted.



Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.



Demonstrate leadership skills and understanding of professional responsibilities within the team



Be a lead for supporting the education of students and junior staff



In depth knowledge of child and family public health practice and be able to embed across the service



A named nurse to a high school and cluster of primary schools



To write clear concise treatment plans with reviews carried out within expected timeframes.



To be able to identify health needs and signpost appropriately.



To keep health at the heart of education



To deliver training sessions to other professionals on relevant health or medical issues



Support schools and children and young people to manage their own health conditions independently