Community Staff Nurse - School Nursing

• To promote and facilitate the physical, mental and emotional health of children, young people (5-19 years school age children and young people) and families.
• To work in partnership with all service users, members of the multidisciplinary team both internal and external to the Trust and ensure continuity of care to children, young people and their families.
• Work within the 5-19 pathway to deliver planned programmes of care under the direction of the School Nurse. This will involve onward referrals as required.
• Act as a practice supervisor/ assessor for pre-registration student nurses
• To assist the Duty Clinician in the duty desk with the administration of incoming clinical correspondence and allocation of referrals on a rotational basis.
• Review the A+E attendances that come into the service and follow up with parents/carers any A+E attendances and give advice as per the School Nursing standard. Refer any children that are enhanced and attended A+E to the named School Nurse.
• To actively support the appraisals for staff in band 4 and below.
• To assist in the recruitment and selection of staff into the team and to participate in the induction and orientation programmes for new staff members, this may include preceptorship support for newly qualified staff nurses.

Essential

• RGN/RSCN and be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Desirable

• Post Graduate Qualification
• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor training

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Possess basic IT skills eg able to use Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience of managing own workload and ability to prioritise work delegated
• Delivery of evidence based practice
• Must have a knowledge of the public health role within School Nursing
• Able to work as part of a team and demonstrate the ability to work in partnership with children, young people and their families as well as professionals
• Able to demonstrate confidentiality in all aspects of their work

Desirable

• Knowledge of clinical supervision
• Previous Community Experience

Essential

• Must have post-registration experience, minimum of 6 months
• Have an understanding of child protection procedures within the local area.

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and young people and families
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of the services Key Performance indicators and how they influence service delivery