Lead Nurse School Nursing & Looked Children Services Internal

Job overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY HEALTH BOARD.

The post holder will provide leadership to the School Nursing & Looked after Children Service, ensuring that WG targets are maintained in both the Public Health
- Healthy Child Wales Programme - school aged children operating model and statutory looked after children health assessments. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that the service is managed efficiently and safely, strategically and operationally. The Lead Nurse has responsibility and accountability for School Nursing & LAC service to maintain professional standards and accountability.

The post holder will be a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse School Nursing who is highly motivated to develop and innovate the School Nursing & LAC agenda in line with the Welsh Government 'A Framework for School Nursing, Healthy Child Wales programme and statutory responsibilities for Looked after Children.

The post holder will lead on the professional agenda and will have excellent leadership, communication and decision-making skills, and will uphold the Values of Swansea Bay University Health Board of Caring for Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving whilst ensuring the service is delivered in line with children's rights.

The post holder will be dynamic with excellent interpersonal skills and have experience of communicating with multiagency partners and key stakeholders.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values
- Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

• Have overall responsibility and accountability for the management of nursing services within School Nursing & Looked After Children Services ensuring effective and efficient use of resources.
• Ensure the highest standard of nursing care is provided, monitored and evaluated within the clinical areas of responsibility.
• Ensure both services comply with NMC rules and standards.
• Actively contribute to the strategic development of both services to meet both the present and future provision in line with the Health Board and National Objectives.
• Be responsible for authorising expenditure and accountable for expenditure within the allocated budgets for both services.
• Provide professional leadership, management and advice and take professional responsibility for the designated clinical areas and services, ensuring that all teams work collaboratively and deliver excellent care.
• Provide professional advice to Children and Young People, carers’ and colleagues.
• Contribute to the promotion and maintenance of clinical benchmarking, sharing and development of best practice locally and nationally.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership and direction, enabling and supporting a culture of learning and effectiveness.
• Participate in and chair key meetings and develop a communication network to cascade information to all areas within the specialties.
• Provide Specialist, specialty…