Are you a qualified school nurse who is passionate, motivated, and responsible and want to work in County Durham, focusing on children, young people, and families (CYP & F)? If so, we would love to hear from you! You will be required to plan, deliver, and evaluate an efficient and cost-effective School Nursing service for an identified school-age population (EOTAS population), providing line management and leadership within the School Nurse team. You will be proactive in delivering the National and Public Health agendas in response to identified health and social needs, working in partnership with other agencies to improve health outcomes for children and their families and meet agreed standards, objectives, and statutory requirements.
Main duties of the job
As a Family Health SCPHN with a focus on children and young people educated other than at school (EOTAS), the post holder will be proactive in delivering the national and Public Health priorities in response to identified health and social needs. You will work in partnership with other agencies and meet agreed standards, objectives, and statutory requirements for children, young people, and their families educated other than at school.
You will be responsible for leading and delivering the Healthy Child Programme 6 - 25 and the 6 school-aged years high impact areas, ensuring services are provided within the tiered model approach - building community capacity, universal, universal plus, and universal partnership plus. You will be professionally accountable and responsible, adhering to and applying Trust and NMC standards.
Making Every Contact Count to enable the opportunistic delivery of consistent and concise healthy lifestyle information.
You will work with parents, carers, children, and partner agencies to promote the physical, emotional, and social development of school-aged children (including care leavers and young people up to 25 where additional needs are identified).
The post holder will ensure inter-agency/professional partnership working between services, statutory and voluntary organizations to facilitate integrated approaches in meeting the needs of children.
About us
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, we provide 'outstanding' care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
* An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work, and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
* Staff Recognition - we recognize staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards, and Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service, and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
* Staff Benefits - we have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this position, please see the Job Description and Personal Specification attached. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Karen Guest-Humphries.
Person Specification
Qualified SCPHN
Essential
* Qualified SCPHN
* NMC Registered
* Certificate in teaching & assessing or mentorship as appropriate to own profession (e.g., ENB 998/730)
* Experience of working in a community setting
Desirable
* Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stanley One Point Hub
Front Street
Stanley
DH9 0TE
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