Description
The Specialist Practitioner School Nurse will work with the Head of Service to deliver the strategic vision for children's services in the Borough, promoting interagency working between Health and Local Authority services to achieve the best outcomes for children in Sutton.
The post holder will be employed by the London Borough of Sutton but will work as part of the Sutton Health and Care Alliance (SHC). SHC is a partnership of key local health and care providers including the Council, Epsom and St Heliers NHS Trust, South West London and St Georges MH Trust and the GP Federation.
The main duties of the job include:
- Being the principal point of contact for allocated schools in the area
- Developing and delivering cooperative working arrangements with schools that support health outcomes for children, young people and facilitate partnership working across schools and other partner organisations
- Delivering the Healthy Child Programme to schools in state maintained and schools with academy status in the London Borough of Sutton
- Facilitating early identification of health needs and interventions for children to maximise their potential
- Empowering pupils, their families and staff to take responsibility for health as individuals and as a school community
- Ensuring all vulnerable children are identified and appropriate support and interventions provided in a timely way
The ideal candidate will have:
- Excellent communication skills: IT written and oral
- Willingness to support management of change, development and working practice
- High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to evaluate health needs, including the delivery of public health programmes
- Knowledge of current legislation and national guidance
- Understanding of the safeguarding process and child protection procedures, clinical governance arrangements and the ability to make decisions in these areas
- Ability to set personal objectives, manage time, priorities and stressful situations
- Ability to work as part of a team
The post requires:
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Specialist Public Health Practitioner (School Nursing) OR Registered Specialist Public Health Practitioner (Health Visiting) and willing to undertake the additional field of practice in School Nursing
Experience in:
- Delivery of health promotion activities
- Working with children and families in a range of settings
- Working with young people with emotional and mental health problems
The salary for this post is £43,449 to £53,919 a year.
The contract is permanent and full-time.