Job summary
- Main area
- School Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: term time only
- Hours
- Part time
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-6798951
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Central House
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
School Nurse
Band 6
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
School Nurse – Band 6
1 x 21 hrs - TERM TIME ONLY
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated school nurse to join our Stockport School Nursing team and be part of our Stockport Family Integrated Service.
Stockport School Nursing service is part of the Women, Children and Diagnostics Business Unit of Stockport Foundation Trust, and is also integrated with Stockport Council in a Stockport Family organisation. Stockport Family works collaboratively across professional disciplines in order to improve outcomes for children and families.
The Stockport School Nursing Service has a passion for promoting public health through early intervention using restorative approaches with families.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable, approachable and effective team players. In addition, they will need to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of issues affecting children and families and how School Nursing Services work with families.
Main duties of the job
- To lead a team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to school aged children in line with service specification
- To contribute to the development and implementation of national and local priorities for children and families
- To contribute to maintenance of quality and service improvement in school nursing
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To lead a team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to school aged children in line with service specification
- To contribute to the development and implementation of national and local priorities for children and families
- To contribute to maintenance of quality and service improvement in school nursing
- To prioritise, plan, implement and evaluate school nursing activities, in partnership with families and other agencies, according to changing health needs to improve health outcomes
- To be responsible for the annual health assessment of ‘Looked After Children’ within the caseload, implementing and monitoring the agreed health plan and ensuring the health needs ‘looked after’ children and young people are met
- Support the school nursing assistants with the delivery of National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and pro-actively follow up any child where BMI indicates a concern
- To participate in the delivery of RSE programmes, as commissioned, in line with your clinical expertise and competence, enabling children and young people to make informed lifestyle choice
- Offer continence advice, support and assessment to children, young people and their parents/carers and refer to other services as appropriate
- To undertake holistic health assessments of all vulnerable children and young people and ensure their health needs are met
- Offer confidential school nurse health clinics for young people to access advice and support regarding physical and emotional health issues
- Offer updates for school staff in managing the most common medical conditions in school at the schools request
- Undertake assessments of medical needs for children and young people with complex health needs in line with Stockport ‘Supporting Pupil’s Medical Conditions in School Policy (2018).
- To maintain professional registration and work within the NMC Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- SCPHN
- evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Contraception and sexual health
- V100 prescribing qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Professional developments in school nursing
- Child Protection and safeguarding
- Health issues in young people and medical needs
- commitment to own professioanl development
Desirable criteria
- Managing change and developing practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad nursing and school nursing
- Multi agency working
- Evidence based practice
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Communication - verbal and written, active listening, reflective
- Flexible/adaptable approah - self motivated
- Assess health needs
- Innovative and creative approach, empowering skills
- work independently and under pressure
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
- Frances Jackson
- Job title
- Service Lead - School Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07808202097
- Additional information
For further information please contact Fran Jackson, Service Lead School Nursing
07808202097
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