School Health Staff Nurse - Band 5.
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join our friendly, caring, well-established School Nursing Targeted Intervention team. The post is for 30 hours per week whole year round. Our team covers the Stoke on Trent area and is responsible for supporting children/young people (CYP) with complex, physical, or emotional health needs. Our aim is to provide support to CYP, their families, and the Schools so they can attend School safely and achieve to the very best of their ability.
This position will entail predominantly supporting our Special Schools and CYP with care planning, teacher training, enuresis clinics, continence support, and reviewing health assessments for our children in care.
If you have a keen interest in working with children, are caring, compassionate, enthusiastic to develop your career, and are a team player, then you may be just what we are looking for. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please call me; I would be happy to talk to you about our team and the position in more detail.
Karen Shaw 07870847929
Main duties of the job
The School Nursing Targeted Intervention Service prides itself on providing health advice and support to children, young people, and their families within Stoke on Trent.
The key responsibilities of the role include: working closely with our special and mainstream schools in the Stoke on Trent area, supporting teacher training and care planning for children with specific health needs, delivering nocturnal enuresis clinics, toileting/continence issues, advice and support to parents regarding the physical and emotional health needs of their child, and completing review health assessments with looked after children. The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills and be confident in the roles of safeguarding children.
The post is a permanent post for 30 hours per week, the service is delivered between Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. There will be flexibility for the hours to be delivered within these days and times.
You must be a car driver with access to your own car for school visiting. Full training for the post will be given, and the candidate will need to be educated to registered nurse level one. For any further details of the post or an informal discussion, please contact
Karen Shaw - Team Leader (Targeted Intervention Service) 07870847929
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities, and in return for this, we will support you by
Supporting your career development and progression Excellent NHS Pension scheme Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time traveling between patients Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI, and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all trust sites Free flu vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organization, and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Job Details
Job Title:
School Nurse Staff Nurse - Band 5
Service:
School Nursing Targeted Intervention Service
Midlands Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust
Department/Directorate
Children and Families
Reports to (Title):
School Nurse Team Leader
Accountable to (Title):
Childrens Services Lead
2. Job Purpose/Main Duties/Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload within their specialty area as an autonomous practitioner. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate patient-centered programs of care to a specialist level ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards, and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge.
3. Nature of the Service
The School Health Service is integral to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme; it is the universal prevention and early intervention service for school-age children that will enable them to achieve their optimum health and wellbeing.
The primary aim of the service is to achieve the best health and wellbeing outcomes for school-age children through the healthy child program of health and development reviews, immunizations, health promotion, and interventions tailored to individual risks and protective factors.
The School Nursing service is undergoing significant change through Service Review and future changes to commissioning arrangements.
4. Organisation Chart
Service Lead
Team Leader
School Nurse (Band 6)
School Nurse (Band 5, this post)
Support Staff Key Responsibilities/Duties To work across the City as a member of the School Health team, participating in activities that address the health needs of school-aged children and young people, focusing specifically on children with complex needs in our special educational schools. To contribute to the identification of the Public Health needs of individuals and communities within the defined client group using evolving school profiles of health needs and working within specified agreed national and local targets. To plan, negotiate, and carry out initial and any subsequent ongoing child health assessments for a specific caseload, using relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines and making appropriate referrals to health and multi-agency partners as required. To assess, plan, and support children and young people regarding all continence issues, including nocturnal enuresis, toileting programs, and assessing if there is a requirement for containment products. Subsequently assessing and ordering appropriate products if deemed necessary. To develop, implement, and evaluate individual care plans for children with specific health needs. To adhere to Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Boards guidelines, to identify and report any case of suspected or confirmed abuse. To manage any identified health needs and support any children and their families within the Child Protection and Looked After system. To attend and participate in Case Conferences, Reviews, and Core Group Meetings as required. To write and supply reports in accordance with Child Protection policies including writing reports for and attending Court if necessary. To act as an advocate for children and young people with behavior and mental health needs, offering independent Tier 1 (1st level) intervention. To work in collaboration with Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHs) staff and make referrals as appropriate. To undertake any training and development necessary to fulfill the requirements of the post. To maintain professional development through attending appropriate multidisciplinary forums, conferences, seminars, and training courses. To contribute to the development and implementation of policies across the Trust reflecting service developments and improvements. Responsibilities of the Post Holder
for
Specific Areas
To occasionally be the initial point of contact in identifying and reporting any case of suspected or confirmed child abuse.
The ability to manage child protection issues in a safe and consistent manner, which will include attendance at case conferences, reviews, and core group meetings. There is a need to remain objective while sharing sensitive information with the possibility that this may cause antagonism between parents and professionals. On average this may occur once a week.
To work in situations that are unpredictable, lone working, home visits, and responding to client demands.
Occasional exposure to verbal aggression.
Freedom to Act
To be responsible for making a professional judgment and acting on the correct interpretation of Fraser Guidelines, (a means of deeming whether a young person under the legal age of consent is competent to consent to treatment, without parental consent) in a variety of settings e.g. schools and clinics.
Initiates action to identify and minimize risk and ensure child protection safety, working in partnership with parents. This will involve working closely with Social Services and attendance at core groups and case conferences. Supervision will be provided by senior team members.
To be responsible for making professionally informed decisions and judgments, of a sensitive and emotive nature, which may be challenged by other professionals and parent/carers on a daily basis.
To act as an advocate for children with behavior and mental health needs, to work in collaboration with Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHs) staff and make referrals as appropriate.
To accept and act on referrals from agencies such as education staff, family doctors, CAMHs staff, health visitors, social services, community and acute-based pediatricians, voluntary groups, parent/carers, and young people.
8 Effort & Environment Factors
Physical demands of the job
Daily driving on a number of occasions per shift in busy built-up areas, accessing and parking at school premises, clinics, etc.
Daily lifting, handling, and transporting of equipment and records of moderate weight in and out of health center premises, car boots, and school buildings.
Regular use of computer keyboard skills.
To work in confined spaces, poor environmental conditions such as corridors, halls, and cloakrooms with school.
Systems and Equipment
To use screening equipment daily, for example, Audiometer, Leicester Height Measure, weighing scales, vision charts and ensure it is calibrated and maintained and used correctly.
To adhere to Trust Patient Group Directives.
To be responsible for inputting personally generated clinical data on computer systems or in patient records.
To maintain contemporaneous, accurate records as required by professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines.
Person Specification
Experience working with children
Essential
Registered nurse qualification
Desirable
Working in school health Working with children with complex needs Working with children with SEND Children's nurse trained
Demonstrates passion for working with children with SEN
Essential
Experience of working with children with SEND
Desirable
Experience of supporting children with continence issues/bed wetting
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hanley Health Centre
15, Upper Huntbach Street, Hanley
Stoke on Trent
ST1 2BU
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
301-VA-25-6953539 #J-18808-Ljbffr
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join our friendly, caring, well-established School Nursing Targeted Intervention team. The post is for 30 hours per week whole year round. Our team covers the Stoke on Trent area and is responsible for supporting children/young people (CYP) with complex, physical, or emotional health needs. Our aim is to provide support to CYP, their families, and the Schools so they can attend School safely and achieve to the very best of their ability.
This position will entail predominantly supporting our Special Schools and CYP with care planning, teacher training, enuresis clinics, continence support, and reviewing health assessments for our children in care.
If you have a keen interest in working with children, are caring, compassionate, enthusiastic to develop your career, and are a team player, then you may be just what we are looking for. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please call me; I would be happy to talk to you about our team and the position in more detail.
Karen Shaw 07870847929
Main duties of the job
The School Nursing Targeted Intervention Service prides itself on providing health advice and support to children, young people, and their families within Stoke on Trent.
The key responsibilities of the role include: working closely with our special and mainstream schools in the Stoke on Trent area, supporting teacher training and care planning for children with specific health needs, delivering nocturnal enuresis clinics, toileting/continence issues, advice and support to parents regarding the physical and emotional health needs of their child, and completing review health assessments with looked after children. The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills and be confident in the roles of safeguarding children.
The post is a permanent post for 30 hours per week, the service is delivered between Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. There will be flexibility for the hours to be delivered within these days and times.
You must be a car driver with access to your own car for school visiting. Full training for the post will be given, and the candidate will need to be educated to registered nurse level one. For any further details of the post or an informal discussion, please contact
Karen Shaw - Team Leader (Targeted Intervention Service) 07870847929
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities, and in return for this, we will support you by
Supporting your career development and progression Excellent NHS Pension scheme Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time traveling between patients Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI, and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all trust sites Free flu vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organization, and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Job Details
Job Title:
School Nurse Staff Nurse - Band 5
Service:
School Nursing Targeted Intervention Service
Midlands Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust
Department/Directorate
Children and Families
Reports to (Title):
School Nurse Team Leader
Accountable to (Title):
Childrens Services Lead
2. Job Purpose/Main Duties/Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload within their specialty area as an autonomous practitioner. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate patient-centered programs of care to a specialist level ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards, and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge.
3. Nature of the Service
The School Health Service is integral to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme; it is the universal prevention and early intervention service for school-age children that will enable them to achieve their optimum health and wellbeing.
The primary aim of the service is to achieve the best health and wellbeing outcomes for school-age children through the healthy child program of health and development reviews, immunizations, health promotion, and interventions tailored to individual risks and protective factors.
The School Nursing service is undergoing significant change through Service Review and future changes to commissioning arrangements.
4. Organisation Chart
Service Lead
Team Leader
School Nurse (Band 6)
School Nurse (Band 5, this post)
Support Staff Key Responsibilities/Duties To work across the City as a member of the School Health team, participating in activities that address the health needs of school-aged children and young people, focusing specifically on children with complex needs in our special educational schools. To contribute to the identification of the Public Health needs of individuals and communities within the defined client group using evolving school profiles of health needs and working within specified agreed national and local targets. To plan, negotiate, and carry out initial and any subsequent ongoing child health assessments for a specific caseload, using relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines and making appropriate referrals to health and multi-agency partners as required. To assess, plan, and support children and young people regarding all continence issues, including nocturnal enuresis, toileting programs, and assessing if there is a requirement for containment products. Subsequently assessing and ordering appropriate products if deemed necessary. To develop, implement, and evaluate individual care plans for children with specific health needs. To adhere to Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Boards guidelines, to identify and report any case of suspected or confirmed abuse. To manage any identified health needs and support any children and their families within the Child Protection and Looked After system. To attend and participate in Case Conferences, Reviews, and Core Group Meetings as required. To write and supply reports in accordance with Child Protection policies including writing reports for and attending Court if necessary. To act as an advocate for children and young people with behavior and mental health needs, offering independent Tier 1 (1st level) intervention. To work in collaboration with Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHs) staff and make referrals as appropriate. To undertake any training and development necessary to fulfill the requirements of the post. To maintain professional development through attending appropriate multidisciplinary forums, conferences, seminars, and training courses. To contribute to the development and implementation of policies across the Trust reflecting service developments and improvements. Responsibilities of the Post Holder
for
Specific Areas
To occasionally be the initial point of contact in identifying and reporting any case of suspected or confirmed child abuse.
The ability to manage child protection issues in a safe and consistent manner, which will include attendance at case conferences, reviews, and core group meetings. There is a need to remain objective while sharing sensitive information with the possibility that this may cause antagonism between parents and professionals. On average this may occur once a week.
To work in situations that are unpredictable, lone working, home visits, and responding to client demands.
Occasional exposure to verbal aggression.
Freedom to Act
To be responsible for making a professional judgment and acting on the correct interpretation of Fraser Guidelines, (a means of deeming whether a young person under the legal age of consent is competent to consent to treatment, without parental consent) in a variety of settings e.g. schools and clinics.
Initiates action to identify and minimize risk and ensure child protection safety, working in partnership with parents. This will involve working closely with Social Services and attendance at core groups and case conferences. Supervision will be provided by senior team members.
To be responsible for making professionally informed decisions and judgments, of a sensitive and emotive nature, which may be challenged by other professionals and parent/carers on a daily basis.
To act as an advocate for children with behavior and mental health needs, to work in collaboration with Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHs) staff and make referrals as appropriate.
To accept and act on referrals from agencies such as education staff, family doctors, CAMHs staff, health visitors, social services, community and acute-based pediatricians, voluntary groups, parent/carers, and young people.
8 Effort & Environment Factors
Physical demands of the job
Daily driving on a number of occasions per shift in busy built-up areas, accessing and parking at school premises, clinics, etc.
Daily lifting, handling, and transporting of equipment and records of moderate weight in and out of health center premises, car boots, and school buildings.
Regular use of computer keyboard skills.
To work in confined spaces, poor environmental conditions such as corridors, halls, and cloakrooms with school.
Systems and Equipment
To use screening equipment daily, for example, Audiometer, Leicester Height Measure, weighing scales, vision charts and ensure it is calibrated and maintained and used correctly.
To adhere to Trust Patient Group Directives.
To be responsible for inputting personally generated clinical data on computer systems or in patient records.
To maintain contemporaneous, accurate records as required by professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines.
Person Specification
Experience working with children
Essential
Registered nurse qualification
Desirable
Working in school health Working with children with complex needs Working with children with SEND Children's nurse trained
Demonstrates passion for working with children with SEN
Essential
Experience of working with children with SEND
Desirable
Experience of supporting children with continence issues/bed wetting
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hanley Health Centre
15, Upper Huntbach Street, Hanley
Stoke on Trent
ST1 2BU
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
301-VA-25-6953539 #J-18808-Ljbffr
