School Nurse - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Fixed-Term

Description

Job summary

1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 12 months

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment

Are you looking for a secondment into School Nursing? - WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

Want to try the role of a school nurse for a fixed term? THIS POSITION IS IDEAL FOR YOU

We are looking for a registered nurse or midwife to work with children and families in the School Nursing team based in Cheltenham. The post is part time, per week and fixed term until 30th June 2025.

We offer:

An Induction Programme, training and competency framework to underpin transition into role

Clinical Supervision, Restorative Supervision and Safeguarding Children Supervision to support professional practice

Digital appointments to young people and parents offering quick and easy access to health advice and support

Social media platforms and a texting service in response to requests of young people and families.

Diverse work in a skill-mixed team developed through robust competency and operating frameworks

This role offers diverse and rewarding opportunities for nurses to make a difference to children and young people's lives through advice, support and signposting using public health skills of enabling and empowering families and communities to help themselves.

Main duties of the job

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED A CAREER IN SCHOOL NURSING??

An ideal opportunity is heading your way. We are looking to fill a fixed term vacancy in Gloucester city. You may like to consider a secondment from your existing role - talk to your line manager and give us a call to find out more.

A School Nurse is someone who is;

dynamic and innovative, who embraces challenge

wanting to help children, families and young people to make the best choices for their health and wellbeing

able to support and respond to children young people and families most in need

wanting to help safeguard children and young people of Gloucestershire at risk of harm

interested in working in partnership with public sector and voluntary and community sector colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for children, young people and their families

enthusiastic and motivated to develop and deliver plans to improve health outcomes for individuals, families and communities

We strongly encourage all applicants to spend some time either speaking with a school nurse or shadowing to gain a practical insight of the role. Please contact who can arrange this for you.

About us

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

From Job Description

Essential

Demonstrates an understanding of public health nursing in application

Has some knowledge/experience of safeguarding children

Desirable

Has previous experience of working with children and families

Attributes

Essential

Strong time management and organisation skills

Shows emotional strength and resilience

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