Job summary
- Main area
- School Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 407-COMMUNITY-7020970
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Across Walsall
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Youth Justice Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
The role is part of our Inclusion pathway within the Healthy Child Programme Service 0-19 which incorporates Health Visiting, School Nursing and Teenage Pregnancy Services. It is an exciting time to join our service and be part of developing and shaping services for babies, children, young people and their families.
This exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated and compassionate qualified nurse to join our developing pathway which reflects the need to be increase capacity to provide care and support young people who are in the Youth Justice system, to improve their health outcomes and life chances.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a School Nursing team which is led by a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN –SN). The role will play a key part in delivering the Health Child Programme (HCP 5-19) to children and young people with alternative provision schools, other educational setting or those who are home educated. This includes holding and managing your own caseload, contributing to the development and delivery of health education programmes and staff training and working as part of wider multi-disciplinary and agency teams to prevent ill health, promote health & wellbeing, provide early intervention and safeguard children and young people.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work with multi-disciplinary professionals relating to school nursing and the youth justice system.
To manage your own caseload, identifying and responding to priorities. To plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
Contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of health education programmes and staff training
To provide clinical advice and support to the team, provide caseload supervision, 1-1’s and PDR’s for junior staff. Provide learning opportunities, induction, and preceptorship for all learners.
Contribute to the development of, implement and evaluate new and existing policies ensuring that practice is evidence-based.
Maintain clinical governance processes, e.g., identification & management of risks and incidents
To co-ordinate and/or contribute to the health needs assessment of children under the care of the team, participating in the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency assessment & intervention of/for children & young people.
To provide clinical advice and support, on aspects of care for children & young people to families and colleagues within the teams, integrated team, and other agencies.
Take the lead professional/key worker role for children & young people when appropriate and work as part of multi-agency teams to support those on child protection, child in need and early help plans or those who are looked after.
To advocate for families within the multidisciplinary team and make referrals as appropriate.
To work closely with schools and education provisions and provide advice and support to parents and staff where children or young people have identified health needs.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- SCPHN School Nursing or an RN with demonstrable experience of working with children and young people delivering the healthy child programme
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of additional qualification or demonstratable of development of knowledge/skills through experience in a specialist area of support e.g., children not in education and training, under the care of the youth justice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In-depth knowledge of child health of 5-19’s and development
- Detailed knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children’s services to include education, public health and safeguarding
- Knowledge of working with under represented groups or those in challenging situations e.g., young people in youth justice, not in education or training, in pupil referral unit or alternative education places
- Demonstrable experience of conducting holistic, person centred health assessments and planning care
- Demonstrable of managing your own caseload.
- Demonstrable experience of public health interventions
Skills
Essential criteria
- To carry out holistic assessments and developing care plans for children and young people who are vulnerable or from excluded groups
- The ability to present information in an accessible format, having good presentation and skills
- Highly developed, effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to establish and maintain key relationships internally and with partner agencies and services
- Ability to make timely, sound clinical judgments and to work within a team and direct other team members to deliver high quality client care.
- Demonstrates leadership skills and understanding of professional responsibilities within the team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tryphine molineux
- Job title
- Deputy Professional Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813546308
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