School Nurse
4 months ago
Job summary
We want to hear from you
We have an exciting opportunity at Compass as part of the Connect for Health service. We are recruiting a registered SCPHN Nurse to join our Stratford, Rugby and Nuneaton based teams to become part of our mission to provide health and well-being services to school aged children across Warwickshire.
This role offers diverse and rewarding opportunities and will allow you to make a positive difference to the lives of children, young people and their families across the county.
Connect for Health is an accessible, confidential and solution-focused service that successfully delivers key elements of the Healthy Child Programme. Our objective is to improve the health and well-being of school-aged children and young people in Warwickshire and reduce health inequalities. We are central to giving children the best start in life and the ability to reach their full potential.
The service delivers the Healthy Child Programme as well as preventative services and universal public health programmes within schools and community settings, using innovative and evidenced models of delivery in accordance with local need. Our teams are busy, high achieving and dynamic, consisting of committed and highly skilled professionals.
As a School Nurse (SCPHN), you will provide professional leadership and direction to a skill mix team to enable the efficient and effective delivery of our programme alongside our other services.
Main duties of the job
Were looking for a NMC registered nurse who holds a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) qualification. You will have experience with caseload management, along with mentoring other staff members and/or supporting individuals through a preceptorship.
We're looking for someone who will work creatively to meet each individuals needs and make every interaction meaningful. We want you to share our passion for promoting and protecting the health and well-being of every school-age child and young person, and exemplify our core values; integrity, valuing each individual, being solution-focused and maintaining consistency and reliability.
You will facilitate and deliver a range of assessments, brief interventions and proactive public health initiatives for your case load, to support each child in achieving positive health outcomes while working both independently and as part of a multi-agency team around the families. Safeguarding will be an integral aspect of the role and your commitment to this should be at the core of everything you do.
You will work from a variety of settings including schools, partner agencies, childrens and family centres and homes, while working flexibly and creatively to best engage and meet the diverse health needs of the school aged population.
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
BenefitsWe offer a range of benefits including:
27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time Life assurance at 2 x basic salary Competitive contributory pension scheme Family-friendly policies 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service Enhanced sick pay Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression Annual performance / salary review Job description
Job responsibilities
We want to hear from you
We have an exciting opportunity at Compass as part of the Connect for Health service. We are recruiting a registered SCPHN Nurse to join our Stratford, Rugby and Nuneaton based teams to become part of our mission to provide health and well-being services to school aged children across Warwickshire.
This role offers diverse and rewarding opportunities and will allow you to make a positive difference to the lives of children, young people and their families across the county.
Connect for Health is an accessible, confidential and solution-focused service that successfully delivers key elements of the Healthy Child Programme. Our objective is to improve the health and well-being of school-aged children and young people in Warwickshire and reduce health inequalities. We are central to giving children the best start in life and the ability to reach their full potential.
The service delivers the Healthy Child Programme as well as preventative services and universal public health programmes within schools and community settings, using innovative and evidenced models of delivery in accordance with local need. Our teams are busy, high achieving and dynamic, consisting of committed and highly skilled professionals.
As a School Nurse (SCPHN), you will provide professional leadership and direction to a skill mix team to enable the efficient and effective delivery of our programme alongside our other services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification (SCPHN - School Nursing)
Experience
Essential
Previous mentorship/preceptorship experience Caseload management responsibilities
Desirable
Working with vulnerable groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
Demonstrate leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff. Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures. Planning workload, time management. Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets. IT skills Team player and a dynamic personality. Multiagency/disciplinary working Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people. Innovative practice and ability to influence others Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention Visionary approach to managing change and transition Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and tenacious Be flexible and adaptable to meet business need Has a strong degree of personal integrity-
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