Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SCPHN School Nurse to join our team in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board as School Nurse Team Leader.
The purpose of this post is to support the Senior Nurse for School Nursing by providing strong, visible and compassionate leadership, and clinical expertise to the School Nursing team.
Working autonomously to operationally manage a defined group of staff, we are looking for an individual who has a broad knowledge of School Nursing practice and a clear vision of best practice, who comes with an innovative and can-do attitude to ensure a one team approach to service delivery.
This role is required to ensure the planning, implementation and delivery of the Healthy Child Wales Programme 2 (HCWP2) by the School Nursing team is underpinned by the appropriate governance and quality assurance, which aligns to local and national strategic priorities and health board values and behaviours.
Main duties of the job
* Maintains clinical credibility by providing specialist advice and role modelling to the school nursing team.
* This post holder is required to be a skilled and creative practitioner, ensuring efficient and effective service delivery through demand and capacity management and required caseload supervision.
* The effective day to day leadership and management of staff to ensure the delivery of a quality assured school nursing service, using a one team approach.
* The post holder will proactively identify gaps in service delivery and work in collaboration with the School Nursing team, health board colleagues and external stakeholders to develop School Nursing initiatives and programmes.
About Us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We Live By Our Core Values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of this post is to support the Senior Nurse for School Nursing by providing strong, visible and compassionate leadership. Working autonomously to operationally manage a defined group of staff.
This role is to ensure the delivery of the Healthy Child Wales Programme 2 (HCWP2) by the School Nursing team is underpinned by the appropriate governance and quality assurance, which aligns to local and national strategic priorities and health board values and behaviours.
The role is required to provide expert specialist clinical advice and support to their team.
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications and knowledge
* Registered SCPHN School Nurse
* Postgraduate level study or equivalent and relevant experience, skills and knowledge.
* Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the public health agenda for school-aged children and the landscape of School Nursing in Wales.
* Comprehensive knowledge and skills of IT.
Desirable
* Management qualification.
* Working towards professional development programmes at Master's level.
Skills and attributes
Essential
* Able to demonstrate strong compassionate leadership skills.
* Demonstrates clinical competence.
* Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to service delivery.
* A high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
* Able to demonstrate ability to articulate at a senior level.
* Ability to identify gaps in service delivery and understand the governance and quality agendas.
* Risk assessment skills.
* Self-management/motivational skills.
* Ability to network with health colleagues and stakeholders.
* Able to apply diplomacy and emotional intelligence.
* Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues.
Experience
Essential
* Skilled practitioner with experience of multi-discipline/multi-agency working.
* Demonstrates management and clinical leadership.
Other role requirements
* Works in alignment with the health board values.
* Commitment to service development and ability to lead and drive change.
* Ability to travel between sites and undertake visits in a timely manner.
* The ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address: Community Health Offices, Heol Draw, Pontypridd, CF38 1UR
Employer's website: https://joinctm.wales/ #J-18808-Ljbffr