Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing

Are you passionate about supporting the health and wellbeing of children and families? Join our School Nursing service, where you will play a vital role in delivering the Healthy Child Programme and contributing to positive public health outcomes for children and young people. You will lead the delivery of integrated, evidence-informed services, focusing on prevention, promotion, and early intervention. Working primarily within schools, but also within family homes, children's centres, health clinics, and other community settings, you will use advanced assessment skills to work closely with children, young people, and their families. Your work will aim to improve long-term health outcomes and provide appropriate support where needed.

The role is central to Sirona's Public Health Nursing Service vision, engaging with transformation programmes and building strong partnerships with families, schools, and other professionals to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (2023). We are looking for a Nurse who is committed to ongoing personal and professional development to maintain the high standards set by our service. If you're ready to make a difference in the lives of children and families and have the passion and expertise to contribute to our innovative and progressive service, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Work collaboratively with other agencies, for example schools, to promote health and wellbeing and improve early identification of need and risks to child outcomes which includes the running of school-based drop-in clinics.
• Deliver agreed 'Support Packages' to children, young people, and families, which are short term, time limited evidence-based interventions while demonstrating an understanding of the importance for the child of ending a specified intervention.
• Plan, facilitate and evaluate specific public health interventions such as road shows with support from line manager and SCPHN School Nurses.
• Actively participate in supporting students of all levels through the provision of placement support, supervision, assessment, and development opportunities.

About us

Looking for a job to fit around you and your lifestyle? Perhaps you're ready to take your next step, considering a career change, or seeking a rewarding new role where you can make a real difference. At Sirona care & health we provide local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. From clinical to clerical, we offer a variety of location-based and community roles to choose from with hours to fit around you. We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and 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.

You'll receive Agenda for Change hourly rates with a 12.5% annual leave bonus, increased pay for weekend, out-of-hours, or Bank Holiday shifts, along with NHS benefits such as high street discounts and a generous Stakeholder Pension Scheme. Our offer includes a range of paid-for training, and support for your health and wellbeing with our Employee Assistance Programme.

This role requires the post holder 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. There is an expectation you will travel across South Gloucestershire daily.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Bsc (Hons) Degree in nursing or midwifery, or equivalent with relevant experience. Current NMC Registration or be awaiting registration confirmation following successful completion of the required nursing course. Registered Nurse (Adult, Children's, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health) and or Registered Midwife.
• Desirable: Evidence of successful study at post graduate level.

Experience

• Essential: Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice. Demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based practice in all areas of practice. Demonstrate an understanding of the theory underpinning public health nursing including the impact of wider determinants of health and adverse childhood experiences on children and young people's short- and long-term outcomes. Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills in a range of situations. Demonstrate an ability to remain focussed on the child and child outcomes when working in partnership with families. Evidence an ability to work flexibly and to be adaptable, according to service and service user needs. Demonstrate a willingness to undertake further training e.g. in group facilitation skills, leading a multi-agency meeting, physical and emotional child development and the use of tools to support the service provided. Demonstrate an ability to work independently but also to be able to function effectively within a team. Computer literate with the ability to use computerised patient information systems for updating records and managing caseload.
• Desirable: Demonstrate experience of group facilitation with either young people, parents, students or colleagues. Evidence of successful study at post graduate level. Evidence of supporting students in Practice.

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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration.