SCPHN School Nurse - Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced SCPHN school nurses to join the Bromley 0-19 service. We are looking for dynamic, confident, and compassionate nurses to join the well-established team within the Bromley borough.

The post-holder will be the named School Nurse for schools within the area. This role will incorporate a supervisory role for staff nurses working within the school nursing service.

The post holder will work as a member of the School Nursing Service and will work with schools, families, and the wider community to improve the health of school-aged children identifying the more vulnerable, and developing clear referral pathways so that all children and young people can reach their full potential.

Main duties of the job

• Develop accurate factual reports and attend case conferences, and other multi-professional meetings as required, for identified children and their families.
• Meet with all identified children at least once a term and refer/signpost to other professionals/services if identified.
• Work in partnership with primary care, ensuring that where appropriate, the relevant GP practice is notified of CYP health concerns, to secure an integrated system of care that safeguards them.
• Work in partnership with other key stakeholders to promote the welfare and safety of children and young people.
• Contribute to keeping children and young people safe from the dangers of radicalization and extremism and promoting safe practices and a culture of safety, including e-safety.
• Offer strategic support to schools in order to contribute to reducing the number of children who enter the safeguarding system through preventative work.
• Work in partnership with identified school staff to contribute to the delivery of health improvement, promotion, and preventative approaches through signposting to other healthcare professionals/services and available resources, and support staff with appropriate training.
• Promote emotional well-being through the school-aged years working alongside children and young people to support those with emotional and mental health difficulties and referring to CAMHS where appropriate.
• Have knowledge of other available resources to support emotional and mental well-being e.g. online, training packages.
• Work in partnership with primary and secondary care colleagues to support children and young people with long-term conditions or complex needs, signposting and referring school staff to appropriate support and facilitating correct management of health conditions to ensure hospital admissions are kept to a minimum.
• Work with the senior management team to develop a comprehensive Action Plan for the school which includes all policies, procedures, and guidelines, as an overview of SEN, safeguarding, and pastoral and medical needs together.
• Ensure that services are delivered in a culturally sensitive manner adapting the service provision accordingly to promote equal access to services through the use of interpreters, and flexibility of appointments offered.
• Work to and maintain school nursing standards as agreed by Bromley Healthcare, informing the Service Lead when agreed standards cannot be met.
• Develop and maintain professional links with similar services in other areas in order to share information and inform best practices.
• Attend regular team meetings to promote effective communication and team and will lead by example promoting best practices and high standards at all times.
• Work with the Team Leader to ensure that all policies, procedures, and guidelines are monitored and review service delivery to ensure the service meets both national and local requirements.
• Ensure that all incidents are reported appropriately using Bromley Healthcare's Incident reporting system and ensure that the Team Leader is informed of incidents affecting patient safety and experience.
• Support colleagues effectively and compassionately as part of the wider skill-mix team.
• Participate in the orientation and induction of new staff, promoting good interpersonal relationships within the team.
• Act as a mentor in the education and training of pre and post-registration students. Act as a preceptor for newly qualified nurses'/specialist practitioners in the School Nursing Service.
• Act as a resource for skill mix staff offering guidance, support, and supervision.
• Identify own learning needs and that of skill mix staff within the team.
• Remain up to date with evidence-based practice, published research, and participate in regular CPD.

Person Specification

• Experience using an electronic patient record system e.g. EMIS.
• Ability to use MS Office e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Be aware of and adhere to Information Governance responsibilities relevant to your role.
• Recent demonstrable postgraduate Nursing experience.
• Experience of delivering health promotion and its importance in promoting healthy lifestyles.
• High level knowledge of child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Sound knowledge of current issues and legislation relating to children and young people.
• Experience of partnership and collaborative working.
• Good knowledge and understanding of data protection, IG and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of national policies, legislation, NHS agenda etc in relation to 0-19 provision and School Nursing.
• Experience of supervising students and junior staff.
• Ability to autonomously manage a complex caseload.
• Significant, current and relevant clinical skills.
• Well-developed analysis and judgement skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work individually and as part of a team.
• Able to manage own workload and appropriately prioritise.
• Able to prioritise and manage competing demands.
• Able to safely delegate to skill-mix.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme.