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Job overview

Student School Nurse - BSc/PG Dip Specialist Community Public Health Nurse -  Level 7

Are you a registered Nurse in 

• Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Learning Disabilities Nursing, Children's Nursing or Register Midwife. 

Looking to become a School Nurse?

Have a min 2:2 Level 6 Degree in relevant nursing studies.

Full Time Course

Apprenticeship opportunity 52 weeks

Starting  week commencing 9th September 2024

Placement is within the Salford 0-19 Universal Community Childrens Services part of the Integrated Community Division within Salford Care Organisation.

The course timetable will be split between the Salford University, and the clinical placement in Salford, according to the curriculum.

Applicants must be available to start the course in September 2024.

Please provide 1 academic and 1 professional reference.

Main duties of the job

• A Supervisor and Assessor will be allocated to you, who will offer support in achieving the learning outcomes for practice to becoming a qualified SCPHN School Nurse.
• You will work as part of a 0-19 Team in the Community.
• You will be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs under the supervision and support of a Assessor and Supervisor.
• You will be responsible for the delivery of the Health Child Programme for the 0-19 service.
• You will identify additional needs of children and their families implementing packages of care under supervision in order to improve health outcomes.
• You will co-ordinate the case load ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times across all stakeholders.
• Your time will be spent equally distributed between your practice placement and the university.
• You will support a culture of learning and reflective practice and contribute to the Trusts Clinical Governance Strategy and Public Health agenda, whilst ensuring that you meet the learning outcomes set by the educational establishment. 
• You will be based with your supervisor at various sites across the city.
• During this time skills will be developed to enable the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in a variety of community settings, including the Schools and the family home environment, whilst working as part of a skill mix team.
• Working within the 0-19 Universal Services at Salford you will be supported in your ongoing development.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.