School Nurse

We are offering an exciting opportunity and are looking to recruit an innovative and motivated Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse, who can demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our teams in the Calderdale locality. As a qualified School Nurse you will be expected to work as part of a corporate team. You will have the ability to demonstrate evidence-based practice and provide a high quality of care provision within the services. As part of your role as a School Nurse you will have a passion for working with school aged children and young people and be required to facilitate and deliver a range of assessments, brief interventions, proactive public health initiatives and work both independently and as part of a multi-agency team. You will work from a variety of settings including schools, partner agencies and homes, working flexibly and creatively to best engage and meet the diverse health needs of the school aged population.

You will have a flexible approach, to undertake health needs assessments and determine health needs of a 5-19 caseload.

You will be offered a comprehensive induction/training programme and receive on-going clinical/child protection supervision, mentorship and other training opportunities for continuous professional development. Knowledge and skills in safeguarding are essential to both roles and you will be required to create reports, attend initial case conferences and make informed decisions.

• Flexible working – We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.

• Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.

• Agenda for Change pay scales and holiday allowances – We are committed to the AfC scales for all colleagues and acknowledge all existing NHS length of service.

• Development opportunities – We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

• A say in how things are done – We are a membership-based, colleague-owned organisation. Join us and you immediately become a member with opportunities to be involved and have your say. Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated "Good" NHS healthcare services, as well as having a "positive social impact in local communities

Job locations

Horsfall House Mulcture Hall Road Halifax,United Kingdom

Halifax

HX1 1SP, Horsfall House Mulcture Hall Road Halifax,United Kingdom

Halifax

HX1 1SP, https://www.locala.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab), jennifer.field@locala.org.uk