Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Torquay, United Kingdom - Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
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Torquay, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are excited to be able to advertise for a qualified School Nurse to support the 0 to 19 Torbay service.

We would be interested to hear from you if you are about to qualify or have recently qualified, as we offer a supportive induction, preceptorship and ongoing supervision to meet your learning and development needs.


You will be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse (SN) within the integrated 0 to 19 Torbay Partnership.

Providing the expertise, knowledge and resources to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to families living within Torbay.


You will work with the 0 to 19 Torbay workforce to ensure pathways are followed in supporting children, young people, families and carers.


The SCPHN-SN works autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a family centred public health service, taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams.


The job role includes the identification, monitoring and support to vulnerable children, including those whose welfare and safety may be at risk; working within child protection procedures and in collaboration with other agencies.

If you think you fit the criteria please do not hesitate to contact us.

  • The post holder will be flexible when providing care to meet the needs of clients
  • Promote and lead on providing a strength assetbased approach to services delivered
  • To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all when working with children, young people and their families and carers
  • Develop effective client centred decisionmaking processes
  • Diversity aware where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties of comprehension, and use adjustments and adaptations to communicate
  • Use Knowledge of local area and services to benefit the client and their family
  • To take a proactive role in quality and service improvement
  • Follow trust policies and pathways and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
  • The post holder will work closely with the 0 to 19 Torbay teams in providing joined up care to clients
  • The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
  • The post holder will work closely with TSDFT Children's Safeguarding team
0 to 19 Torbay is a partnership between TSDFT and The Children's Society and Action for Children.

These services have come together to provide a universal service to children, young people and their families in Torbay.


We do this by:


  • Working together with statutory and community services
  • Through supporting the whole family and building on strengths
  • By giving children the best start in life, to stay well and thrive
  • Being baby, young person and family friendly
  • Broadening the skills of the workforce


We will strengthen our relationships and work with partners to build on what works well and ensure no child 'slips through the net' working together more effectively to identify neglect, prevent it and intervene early.


When working with a child or young person we will consider their family relationships, the role of adult behaviour and the wider context such as friends and the local community.

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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