Sunderland SCPHN School Nurse - Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

**Various Hours Available**

We are looking for a School Nurse who wants to make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families

We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative School Nurse to join our growing Healthy 0-19 Team.

Main duties of the job

As a School Nurse, you will provide professional leadership and direction to a skill mix team to enable the efficient and effective delivery of the 0-19 Service.

You will facilitate and deliver a range of assessments, brief interventions and proactive public health initiatives, working both independently and as part of a multi-agency team around the family. Safeguarding will be an integral aspect of the role.

You will be an NMC registered nurse who holds a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing) qualification. You will have caseload management experience, along with previous experience of mentoring staff and/or supporting them through preceptorship.

You will possess strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to delegate and supervise staff, as well as the ability to recognise and escalate risk and contribute to control measures.

You must possess a full UK driving licence and have access to your own transport.

About us

HDFT are seeking to recruit a school nurse within the Sunderland 0-19 Service. We are dedicated to working towards improved public health outcomes for children and families in the footprint, delivering high quality universal and targeted health visiting and school health services to meet the key improvement priorities for the population.

Job responsibilities

Work with parents and children to promote the physical, intellectual and social development of school children, particularly those who are disadvantaged, to ensure that they are ready to thrive when they get to school. Complete a comprehensive assess of the heath needs of clients, families and communities and facilitate the mobilisation of appropriate resources to meet identified needs.

Hold a caseload of families with school children and be responsible for effective caseload / workload management, providing specialist evidence based advice, information and support to the population served, team members and relevant agencies

Deliver the Healthy Child Programme to all school children and their families.

For more information please check the job description attached

If you have any questions regarding the role please contact Nicola Finlay on

Education/ Qualifications/ Training

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Experience

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