Community Staff Nurse-School Nursing

Job Overview

We are looking for enthusiastic registered nurses from a variety of backgrounds and experience to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for any Registered Nurse who may be considering applying to undertake a SCPHN programme and wishes to develop their skills and gain experience of working within the school nursing skill mix team.

Community Staff Nurses – School Nursing manage a school nursing caseload for a group of schools, with the support and supervision of Band 6 SCPHN School Nurses within a large skill mixed team. The team provides a universal and targeted school nursing service to mainstream primary and secondary schools, pupil referral units and special schools across Harrow.

The main duties of the job include supporting the completion of comprehensive health needs assessment of clients, families and community and facilitating the mobilisation of appropriate resources to meet identified needs. The post holder will ensure inter‑agency/professional partnership working between services, statutory and voluntary organisations to facilitate integrated approaches in meeting the needs of children, including safeguarding and child protection.

Excellent communication skills and a passion for public health are essential, alongside good organisational skills, flexibility to meet the needs of the service and ability to travel independently to meet service delivery as required. A car driver with access to a car is essential.

• Providing skilled, evidence‑based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs.
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi‑disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care.
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but within their own limits of competency and confidence.

• Essential criteria:
  Current NMC registered nurse Adult / Child / Mental Health / Learning Disability;
  Up to date and fit to practice safely;
  Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines.
• Desirable criteria:
  Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development;
  Teaching and mentoring skills.

• Essential criteria:
  Previous experience of working as a band 5 nurse or student nurse;
  Experience of working within multi‑disciplinary teams;
  Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own caseload;
  Experience of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution.
• Desirable criteria:
  Previous experience of working in the community either as a band 5 nurse or health care support worker;
  Experience of group facilitation;
  Experience of Safeguarding Children;
  Experience of health promotion.

• Essential criteria:
  Able to communicate with the multi‑disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face, by telephone and writing letters and reports.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies.
• You are expected to have the skills required to act as a professional, registered nurse and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

• The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the trust is essential. Access to a car for work purposes Full UK driving License.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.