About this role
Job summary
**A rare opportunity is currently on offer in the Gloucestershire School Nursing Service**
We are recruiting to a School Nursing Service support role 24 hours per week;
School and Community Health Practitioner - part time (4 x 6 hour days) based in Tewkesbury
This is a relatively new post working as part of the team whoprovide screening as per national and local guidance, National Child Measurement Programme and advice and support for children and families either one to one or in facilitated groups in the community.
In addition, the School and Community Health Practitioner will be the first line of support for the School and Community Health Facilitators and will be an expert in and deliver training in Togetherness Parenting (previously known as Solihull Parenting Programme).
Main duties of the job
To work within the School Nursing Team to deliver delegated components of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (DH 2009), monitoring quality and compliance and reporting risks by exception to the Senior School Nurse or Clinical Team Leader.
Deliver interventions for children, families and young people using clinical judgement to make adaptions and changes in care based on the responses and outcomes observed.
To deliver high quality, compassionate, evidence-based public health promotion advice, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner using child-centred approaches which promote health and independence.
To demonstrate effective approaches to monitoring signs and symptoms of physical, mental, cognitive, behavioural and emotional distress, and liaise with the School Nurse in an appropriate and timely manner to review / reassess needs as required.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detail of the job and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ Level 3 in Care and Education or similar Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent or a willingness to complete this Solihull Approach to parenting train the trainer or willingness to complete this course.
Attributes Essential
Interested in learning and developing
Desirable
Has an interest in and understanding of healthy lifestyles
Knowledge Essential
Understands the role of health practitioner in delivering the Healthy Child Programme 0-19yrs (2009) Has an understanding of the principles of safeguarding children
Desirable
Has understanding of Solihull Parenting Approach
Experience Essential
Has worked with children of school age or equivalent experience with children Has experience of working or helping in school settings
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.
Employer details Employer name Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Tewkesbury Community Hospital
Barton Road
Gloucestershire
GL20 5GJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)