Specialist Public Health Nurse - School Nurse

• Delivering school drop in sessions to a defined number of targeted schools including both primary and senior schools.
• To manage and organise a defined caseload independently, addressing the health needs of children according to evidence based practice.
• To undertake in depth health assessments for Children in Care, children who are subject to a Child Protection Plan and vulnerable children and work according the Berkshire LSCB Policies and Procedures as required.
• To ensure the most effective use of human and physical resources within the team by appropriate delegation of work and use/application of resources.
• To provide targeted health interventions to children and young people with identified health needs.
• To exercise leadership, judgment, and management to ensure excellent clinical practice, maintaining high standards of care.

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• NMC Registration
• Public Health qualification (e.g. SCPHN) or willingness to undertake and specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate short courses, training and equivalent experience, in a relevant field.

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based nursing care
• Experience in providing supervision to junior colleagues and students in the completion of routine nursing and clinical skills
• Uphold the Trust's values of being caring, committed and working as team through demonstratable examples and experience

Essential

• Ability to travel between multiple Trust sites and non-Trust locations, including patient homes, some of which may not be easily accessible via public transport