Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse

Job summary
Are you a passionate and caring School Nurse?

Are you a NMC registrant, part 3 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- School Nurse?

Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have some fantastic opportunities for you.

Bolton 0-19/25's Children's Integrated Health and Wellbeing Service are looking for passionate individuals to join our team.

If you are committed to providing a high quality service to improve outcomes for children, living in the Bolton, Greater Manchester Area, then we would like to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse. We welcome applications from qualified, SCPHN school nurse, who may be looking for a change of location and a new challenge.

Current student SCPHN school nurses are also welcome to apply.

We are passionate about the support and development, we give our employees and as a member of the Trust and Children's Integrated Health and Wellbeing Service we are committed to your development and will create a dedicated personal development plan for you, to make sure you are fully supported in all your career ambitions.

Applicants need to hold a SCPHN school nurse qualification or this qualification is pending.

Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, you will have excellent communication skills and a broad knowledge of working in the community with children and their wider family.

You will be a solution focused team player who will support the delivery of the universal offer in a 0-19 integrated neighbourhood team.

You will manage a universal plus and partnership plus caseload, working collaboratively with other agencies to ensure protection and the best health outcomes for children and families in Bolton. As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse you will work within the community dealing with clients from diverse backgrounds with varying levels of need.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurses in Bolton deliver an evidence based service using a wide range of assessment and intervention tools as well as providing excellent support alongside a wider multi-disciplinary 0-19 service.

Some of the benefits of working for Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust include:

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS service)
• NHS Car lease scheme
• NHS Technology Scheme
• NHS Cycle to work Scheme
• Access to on-site Gymnasium
• NHS Discounts
• Vivup

About us
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.

Job responsibilities
Applicants need to hold a SCPHN school nurse qualification or this qualification is pending.

Specialist community public health school nurses work as autonomous practitioners in Bolton and as part of the integrated 0-19/25 neighbourhood teams and lead on the delivery of The Healthy Child Programme, providing every child with a schedule of health and development reviews, health promotion, screening, and support for parents, carers, children and young people tailored to their needs. Universal health and development reviews are key features of the programme and aim to assess children, young people and families strengths, needs and risks and provide parents, cares, children and young people with the opportunity to discuss their concerns and aspirations. Growth and development are assessed at key points with the aim of promoting health and wellbeing and the early detection and management of health needs. Additional support is provided at key times to protect children, young people and families who are experiencing harm or are at risk of suffering significant harm. It supports a model of progressive universalism; a core universal programme for all children with additional contacts for those with identified need.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• UK NMC registration for nursing and SCPHN-SN
• Evidence of current SCPHN in practice
• Demonstrates evidence of safeguarding and early intervention
• Demonstrates CPD and EBP
• Demonstrates evidence of leadership skills

Desirable

• Evidence of supporting pre and post registration students
• Demonstrates knowledge of current Public Health issues

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• Experience of mentoring students and staff.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience of public health work
• Experience of safeguarding work

Skills
Essential

• Ability to use information systems
• Ability to use a problem solving approach and apply evidence to practice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Presentation skills
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise Leadership skills.

Desirable

• European Computer Driving License
• Community Development skills

Knowledge
Essential

• Up to date clinical knowledge relevant to the post. Knowledge of the local community.

Desirable

• Understanding of community development/public health

Other
Essential

• Ability to work alone and use own initiative and work as part of a team as appropriate.
• Can develop good working relationships with other professional and voluntary agencies.
• Enthusiastic, Motivated, Flexible
• Ability to travel throughout Bolton

Desirable

• Motivation and enthusiasm to support development of practice

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).