About this role
Job summary
How would you like to provide high-quality care for our young people and future generations, supported by an exceptional team of health professionals all working towards one goal - "to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we serve"?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our School Nursing service during an exciting time of the development of The Lancaster Model.
If you are committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and their families, we would like to hear from you.
You will work under the lead of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN), working within the public health framework (0-19), to meet the prioritised holistic needs of family's children & young people.
For this post you will need to be proactive and enthusiastic as you will be key to assessing the health needs of children and young people and implementing and evaluating programmes of intervention for a defined school health caseload.
Please note: Interviews will not be scheduled prior to the week of December 9th.
Main duties of the job
Assessing the health needs of school age children and young people.
Implementing and evaluating programmes of intervention for a defined school age caseload.
Work within the 0-19 framework ensuring a seamless service to the family.
To work collaboratively and in partnership with other agencies and partners, ensuring a seamless delivery of services.
To hold child protection responsibilities within a caseload with support/supervision from the named SCPHN in line with service delivery and local policies.
To support, mentor and supervise appropriate members of the team.
The Trust strongly believes in putting people first and putting our colleagues at the centre of everything we do. This would include an induction package as soon as you start, regular managerial, clinical and safeguarding supervision and an annual appraisal to identify development opportunities. Staff well-being is paramount to the organisation and there are several health initiatives to support this and for you to get involved in.
So come and join a great place to work!!
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
Commitment to flexible working where this is possible 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training Generous NHS pension scheme Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits Health service discounts and online benefits Incremental pay progression Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7 Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network Health and wellbeing opportunities Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered nurse
Desirable
Community experience Practice assessor qualification
Experience/Knowledge Essential
Evidence of team working Knowledge of PH role Excellent communication skills
Desirable
Knowledge of safeguarding children Experience of systm 1
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Paul's House
Enterprise Way
Derby
DE21 4BB
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)