Job summary
One year sponsorship for training to become a Specialist Community PublicHealth Nurse (School Nurse)This is a one year, full time course run in conjunction with Surrey University.50% of time is in practice and 50% at the University(timetabled annual leave) and commit to 52 weeks of the year. You must complete bothpractice and theoretical elements to the course to be successful.Our school nurse team works toward our shared purpose, some of which isbelow: Caring about their clients, seeking to make the support that families receiveas beneficial and positive an experience for them as possible Compassionate and reflective, appreciating the value of research and bestpractice Committed to provide best outcomes for children through delivery of theHealthy Child Programme. Applicants must have current NMC registration, and hold a valid drivinglicense.
Main duties of the job
Anopportunity to shape the future of health care and impact on the lives ofchildren, young people and families. Learning all skills needed to be acompetent school nurse. Attending University to gain theoretical knowledge andapplying it in practice under supervision on practice days. Growing inconfidence taking on more independently as the course progresses.
Youwill need to be passionate about the public health agenda and have a desire toimprove outcomes for children and young people.
Maintain confidentiality at all times, followingorganisational sickness and absence policy.
Undertake duties allocated by practiceassessor/supervisor, being flexible as needed and writing records withinexpectations.
Work collaboratively with the skill mixed schoolnursing team & wider multidisciplinary team ensuring equity of serviceprovision, promoting good practice and the sharing of resources.
Participate in the delivery of the Healthy ChildProgramme 5-19.
Participate to identify/ support children andfamilies who have unmet health needs, providing support and targeted interventionsand where necessary referring to specialist services.
Take appropriate action in cases of suspected oractual child abuse, working within Surrey safeguarding childrens code ofpractice and procedures, attending child protection conferences/core groups asrequired with practice teacher or agreed 0-19 health care professionalParticipate in clinical audit and evaluation of service Work in accordance withthe needs of the service, undertake other duties as required within currentskill set.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues’ voices are heard at Board level.CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To take responsibility for their adult learning and to inform theirPractice Teacher and University contact should there be any exceptionalcircumstances preventing the completion of any aspects of the course.
Maintain confidentiality, it is stressed that much of theinformation which is handled by the student nurses is of a highly confidentialnature and should not be divulged to another party nor should it be discussedwith colleagues unless it is essential to do so.
To follow organisational sickness and absence policy, reportingsickness or absences to both the employer and university.
Undertake duties as allocated by practice teacher
Work collaboratively with the skill mixed health visiting teamto ensure equity of service provision, promoting good practice and the sharingof resources.
Participate in supporting good working relationships with FamilyCentres, midwifery, GP practices and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
Where appropriate work with Children and Family Health Surrey(CFHS) Nurse prescribing lead to prescribe in line with local and nationalpolicy guidelines.
Make Every Contact Count with children, and their families in avariety of community settings schools, home, health centers.
Participate in the delivery of the Healthy Child programme 5 – 19.
Participate well child clinic sessions within agreed venues andchildren centres.
Participate to identify and support children and families whohave unmet health needs, providing support and targeted interventions and wherenecessary referring to specialist services.
Ensure the changing needs of individuals and groups areidentified in a timely manner and ensure adjustments to programmes of care aremade Take appropriate action in cases of suspected or actual child abuse,working within Surrey safeguarding childrens code of practice and procedures
Attend child protection conferences/core groups as required withpractice teacher or agreed 0-19 health care professional
Ensure that clear concise reports are written and thatorganisational record keeping guidelines are adhered to
Participate in clinical audit and evaluation of serviceincluding Support and attend group clinical supervision as per organisationpolicy Participate in meetings as appropriate
Be prepared to be flexible within contracted hours
Work in accordance with the needs of the service, undertakeother duties as required within current skill set
Communication skills (factor 1)
Demonstrate effective communication networks with clients andother health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies
Participate in designing, producing and presenting healthpromotion sessions to differing sizes of groups
Be competent in writing concise accurate contemporaneous clientrecords using approved CFHS templates in line with NMC guidelines.
Be competent at making referrals to the wider multi-disciplinaryteam MASH Participate in producing child centred reports for children whoare subject to safeguarding plans or CIN/LAC reviews
Participate in discussions at professional forum and teammeetings
Analytical and judgemental skills (f3)
Be able to participate in working with complex family situationsand responding and referring appropriately
Work towards undertaking health needs assessments, using childcentred approach to gather health information that identifies any unmet healthneeds for children and families.
Participate on team/service audits
Planning and organisational skills (f4)
Be responsible for planning and maintaining up to date workdiary
Support School Nurse initiatives to deliver health promotionactivities and community based public health awareness events.
Prioritise diary to meet needs of families
Maintain compliance with statutory and mandatory training
Patient / client care (f6)
Support and adhere to organisation including infection controlpolicy
Promote uptake of immunisations: make every contact count
Holistically assess children and families
Work within clinical pathway framework and own level ofcompetency
Promote an environment that is conducive to children and family engagement
Support I want great care initiatives to acquire feedback fromservice users.
Policy and service development (f7)
Work within CFHS policies and guidance
Contribute to service and policy review and development ofhealth visiting protocols and guidance
Provide statistical data to support commissioning requirements.
Have an awareness of and participate in clinical audits
Financial and physical resources (f8)
Responsible for care and safe keeping of medical devices,organisational property and ethically manage organisations resources
Identify when equipment or disposable resources need replacingand alert clinical team lead .
Human resources (f9)
Post Reference
Maintain NMC registration in line with revalidation requirementsand abide with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Participate in the setting of personal objectives with PracticeTeachers through the job appraisal and clinical supervision processes
Provide DBS documentation in line with organisational procedure
Information resources (f10)
Maintain record keeping in line with NMC and organisationalguidance
Ensure safe storage and access to IT systems to protectconfidentiality in line with organisational Information Governance policy
Research and development (f11)
Contribute/lead on organisational audits
Support evidence based practice and disseminate learning towider health visiting team members
Freedom to act (f12)
Work to organisational policy and procedures
Work under direct and indirect supervision of Practice Teacher
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
