Student School Nurse - United Kingdom - First Community Health and Care

Description

Are you a registered nurse or midwife looking forthe next step in your career? Do you share our passion for improving outcomesfor children, young people and their families? If your answer is yes, then thiscould be the perfect opportunity for you First Community Health and Care formpart of the Children and Family Health Surrey partnership, and we are lookingfor highly motivated and enthusiastic qualified nurses or midwives who areinterested in training to become School Nurses. This is a one-year, full timeMSc course which is 50% in practice and 50% at the University of Surrey inorder to complete both the practice and theoretical elements of the course. Thecourse runs from September 2024 until September 2025. To complete the course,applicants must be able to meet the academic requirements set by the Universityof Surrey and must be available for the whole year.

Main duties of the job

Applicantsare required to take responsibility for their own learning and to inform their CommunityPractice Assessor/ Practice Educator and University tutor should there be any exceptionalcircumstances preventing the completion of any aspects of the course.

Alwaysmaintain confidentiality, follow organisational sickness and absence policy.

Undertakeduties allocated by Practice Assessor/Supervisor being flexible as needed and writingrecords within organisational guidelines.

Workcollaboratively with the skill mixed School Nursing team & wider multidisciplinaryteam ensuring equity of service provision, promoting good practice and thesharing of resources.

Participatein the delivery of the Healthy Child programme 5-19, including school healthsessions, health promotion and Chat Health.

Participateto identify/support children and families who have unmet health needs,providing support and targeted interventions and where necessary referring tospecialist services.

Take appropriateaction in cases of suspected or actual child abuse, working within Surreysafeguarding code of practice and procedures, attending child protectionmeetings such as Case Conference and Core groups with Practice Supervisor/Practice Assessor.

Participatein clinical audit and evaluation of service. Work in accordance with the needsof the service, may be required to undertake other duties as required withincurrent skill set.

About us

Do you want to be part of an organisation that was rated best provider of NHS care to work for nationwide? (2023 staff survey results)

First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services to residents across East Surrey and in parts of West Sussex. We are looking for individuals who share our values First Rate People, First Rate Care and First Rate Value.

First Community is a great place to work, everyone here has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and employee benefits including a car salary sacrifice scheme.

Please talk to us before applying or at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet your needs exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible. Please note flexible working options may vary depending on the role.

First Community values diversity and inclusion and is committed to the recruitment and retention of under-represented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.

Job responsibilities

The post holder isresponsible for engaging fully in all clinical practice learning and academiclearning to complete the BSc (Hons) Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in SpecialistCommunity Public Health (Specialist Practitioner award in School Nursing). Thiswill involve liaising with all relevant parties within the practice area and atthe assigned University to gain the desired 50% theory and 50% practicalelement of the course. To attain successful completion, the student will berequired to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the primary caresetting, carrying out clinical duties with patients/clients as agreed withtheir Practice Teacher.

When completing your application please refer to both theApplication Guide and full Job Description - these can be found undersupporting documents.

Person Specification Knowledge

• Good understanding of current nursing and public health issues
• Clear understanding of community health services
• Clear understanding of integrated and multidisciplinary working.
• Knowledge of quality issues, audit process, and clinical governance
• Evidence of CPD and multidisciplinary training

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration Registered Nurse/Registered Mental health Nurse/ Midwife.
• Evidence of NMC revalidation where applicable
• For BSc course a minimum of an appropriate qualification to diploma level 120 credits at level 5
• For MSc course a first level degree in a related subject (2.2 class or above) or an equivalent approved course from a university

Experience

• Evidence of personal development and
• acquisition of transferable skills relevant to the job description.
• Evidence of maintenance/ development of knowledge and skills- (attendance at relevant training; clinical skills development; practice updates).
• Experience of safeguarding, Knowledge of safeguarding processes.
• Experience of working in the community.
• Experience of working with children, young people and their families.
• Experience of working in partnership with other services/organisations in provision of care.
• Understanding and knowledge of leadership.

Skills

• Ability to self motivate and encourage others
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload, able to delegate clinical work appropriately
• Effective written and verbal communication
• Knowledge and experience of Solihull Approach communication model.

Other

• Ability to take responsibility for own learning and development: utilising reflection and feedback to analyse own capabilities
• Ability to plan and implement actions
• Evidence of supporting equality and valuing diversity in practice.
• Valid licence to drive and access to car for business use.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.