Registered Nurse, School Nursing

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Health · Milton Keynes, South East
Sponsors visaFull-time£32k-39k/yearMilton Keynes, South EastHealth and Care Worker
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Job summary

Are you a qualified nurse or a student nurse due to qualify with a passion for public health and improving outcomes for childrenand familiesin Milton Keynes? Would you like to work for a dynamic and innovative School Nursing team?

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and conscientious practitioner to joinus within the 0-19 Children's Universal Health Service.

The Milton Keynes School Nursing Service provides a universal and specialist service to school aged children attending an education provision or being home schooledin Milton Keynes.The service is available all year round, Monday - Friday, 9-5pm, excluding bank holidays.

We are looking for compassionate individuals who candemonstrateexcellent communication skills and are able to work as part of a skill mixed team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). Alongside your team, you will work with various partner agencies to achieve best health outcomes for school aged children and their families across Milton Keynes.

Previousexperience of working in the community is desirable but not essential as you will receive full training and an excellent induction package. In addition, you willreceive regular clinical, managerial and safeguarding supervision.

This is a permanent position but may also be an excellent opportunity to gain experience for an individual interested in undertaking a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) course in School Nursing in the future.

Main duties of the job

  • Interprofessional working to deliver the Healthy Child Programme and safeguard children

  • Managing a clinical caseload

  • Implementing and evaluating programmes of care

  • Deliveringevidence-basedhealth promotion advice

  • Undertaking holistic assessments,identifyinghealth needs, parentingcapacityand family / environmental factors

  • Work closely alongside locality School Nurses undertaking delegated workand alsoworking under own initiative.

About us

We can offer you:

  • A friendly, welcoming, nurturing and encouraging work environment that will support you in your practice and development

  • Local induction andan allocatedmentor

  • Preceptorship for newly qualified staff

  • Strong leadership and management support

  • Regular clinical, management, and safeguarding supervision.

  • A clinical trainingprogrammeto support your practice, tailored to your individual needs

  • Opportunities for leadership and career development.

  • A strong focus on staff wellbeing and access to excellent staff engagement programs and support services.

CNWL Trust can also offer:

  • Discounts and savings with My Trust Benefits:

  • Buy & Sell Annual Leave

  • An attractive pension scheme. Employee Assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life

  • Staying Well at Work service for tailored employment related support to staff with severe andlong-termmental health problems

  • Staff Wellbeing Zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes

  • The Recovery College: offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff

  • A range of staff networks:

  • Lived Experience of Mental Health Staff Network

  • Carers at Work Network

  • Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network (BME)

  • Salary sacrifice

  • Travel discounts

  • Interest free season ticket loans

Job description

Job responsibilities

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  • Deliver the Healthy Child Programme within the framework of national and local targets

  • Aim to achieve equity of health outcomes for the local population

  • Promote health and well-being within the community

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on the United Kingdom NMC Register or a student nurse about to qualify

Desirable

  • Evidence of supervision of students
  • Paediatric Training or experience
  • Children's safeguarding training
  • Supervisor or assessor training

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work independently and within a team
  • Evidence of caseload management and exceptional organisational skills
  • Experience of multi- agency working

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children, young people and families
  • Experience of delivering the Healthy Child Programme
  • Experience of Children's safeguarding

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates an understanding of the role for which they have applied.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the United Kingdom health child programme
  • Able to demonstrate leadership skills
  • Excellent verbal, non-verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge and ability to use an Communicate through IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint.
  • Excellent record keeping skills/ maintaining electronic clinical records.

Desirable

  • Awareness of safeguarding practice, acts and policies
  • Experience of using systmone
  • Awareness of current Public Health Guidance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shipley Court

Marsh End Road

Newport Pagnell

MK16 8EA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

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