School Nurse (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse)

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We are delighted to offer a fantastic new opportunity for a School Nurse - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) to work in partnership between Sirona care & health CIC and Bristol’s Youth Justice Service (YJS). Bristol’s Youth Justice Service is a local authority partnership that works with young people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system. Their aim being to help these young people make positive changes in their lives and avoid further involvement in crime. Your role will be to work as part of this multi-agency partnership providing young people with information and signposting around healthy lifestyles, including sexual health and supporting resilience and wellbeing as part of the public health nurses role in reducing health inequalities. The team are based at City Hall however, the successful candidate will be required to be flexible and work across the Bristol geographical area. Applications are welcomed from experienced, newly qualified School Nurses and SCPHN students nearing the end of their training. This is a real opportunity to make a difference and improve outcomes for young people now and in the future.

Main duties of the job

• Use advanced communication and assessment skills to work in partnership with young people to understand their needs and to agree any appropriate support required to contribute to improving their long-term outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with partners/agencies within the Youth Justice Service, applying your knowledge and expertise in health and wellbeing to improve early identification of strengths, needs and risks to child outcomes, thereby enabling young people to reach their full potential (physically emotionally and socially).
• Be a motivated team member working innovatively and with a high standard of practice that is research based.
• Understand the importance of trauma informed practice ensuring that the service you provide is accessible, culturally sensitive and safe in order that young people trust and want to engage in the service offered.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire. Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive. We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve. Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this post. Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• A Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN). With current NMC Part 3 Registration or be awaiting registration confirmation following successful completion of the SCPHN course.
• Registered Nurse (Adult, Children’s, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health) and or Registered Midwife.
• Evidence of successful study at post graduate level.
• Evidence of supporting students in practice.

Additional Requirements

This role requires the successful applicant to be mobile, visiting several locations across a wide geographical area so the post holder must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to an appropriate means of transport to undertake the job effectively i.e. car or bicycle.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required

• Be able to demonstrate the ability to work in partnership with children, young people and families using a solution focussed approach and appropriate assessment skills and tools.
• This should clearly demonstrate child and family strengths and/or needs focused on the 6 High Impact Areas.
• Clear knowledge and understanding of the School Nursing contribution to public health outcomes.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to sharing and distributing new evidence and research within the sphere of public health nursing.
• Demonstrating a proactive and questioning approach to new evidence and research.
• Evidence of working in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, education colleagues and service providers to facilitate seamless delivery of services for young people, their family and wider communities.
• Demonstrate ability to remain focussed on the child and child outcomes when working with complexity, risk, and uncertainty.
• Evidence of a clear understanding of the safeguarding role of School Nursing within a universal service and multi-agency context.
• Engage in the use of information technology, including the organisation’s social media pages, electronic patient records and systems management to enhance both the effectiveness and accessibility of the School Nursing service.
• Familiar with trauma informed and solution focused brief intervention approaches.
• Group facilitation skills – either with parents, children, young people, students or colleagues.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.