School Nurse - Single Point of Access; Service

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 School Nurse to join the School Nurse Single Point of Access (SPoA) (0-19 Service).

As a school nurse working within the SPoA you will work within a small team to manage and co-ordinate the day to day referrals into the service, triaging referrals, managing telephone calls and supporting with safeguarding, including attending safeguarding meetings.

The post holder will be required to have NMC registration.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.

This position is part time working 18.75 hours per week all year round.

To triage and manage referrals into the School Nursing Service within an agreed timeframe and forwarded onto teams as required.

To support with health care plans.

To manage the Paediatric Sleep Pathway with initial assessment and support with sleep diaries.

To support to Chat Health Service.

Supporting the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme (FFCP) with attendance at meetings and contribution to reports and information requests.

To co-ordinate movements in and out.

Signposting.

Health Promotion and parenting advice and support.

For further details and information please see job description.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards;
The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

To triage and manage referrals into the School Nursing Service within an agreed timeframe and forwarded onto teams as required.

To support with health care plans.

To manage the Paediatric Sleep Pathway with initial assessment and support with sleep diaries.

To support to Chat Health Service.

Supporting the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme (FFCP) with attendance at meetings and contribution to reports and information requests.

To co-ordinate movements in and out.

Signposting.

Health Promotion and parenting advice and support.

For further details and information please see job description.

• Degree level education (health related)
• Evidence of professional updating within the last 12 months
• Appropriate post registration course(s) for profession

• Evidence of working with children and young people age 5-19
• Community experience
• Experience of teaching and health promotion
• Knowledge and experience in safeguarding children
• School Nursing experience
• Experience of working within a Single Point of Access
• Data collection analysis, audit and evaluation

• Car owner/driver

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.