School Staff Nurse

NHS; Ashford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

School Staff Nurses work as part of a team led by our Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHNs) to deliver a range of interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families to:

• Help parents develop and sustain a strong bond with children
• Encourage care that keeps children healthy and safe
• Reduce childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating and physical activity
• Identify health issues early, so support can be provided in a timely manner
• Make sure children are prepared for and supported in education settings
• Identify and help children, young people and families with problems that might affect their chances later in life

This role works within a school aged service and undertakes regulated activity with children 4-19 including the support of vulnerable families.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with all users of our services and their families, friends and carers who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. You are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy by:

• Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
• Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures
• Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, and excellent.

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit us both.

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body (1st Level Nurse/ NMC)
• Degree in a health relevant subject or willingness to complete a degree (within 3 years of appointment)
• Mentoring qualification.

Experience

• Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment.

Knowledge

• Aware of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS.
• Knowledge of up to date clinical practice.
• Understanding of the role.

Skills and abilities

• Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to organise own work.
• Ability to cope with change.
• Ability to use own initiative.

Personal attributes

• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Flexible and adaptable.

Ability to manage

• Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of the team lead / ward manager.
• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

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South District including Folkestone, Ashford, Dover and Deal.