Job summary
We have an exciting NEW opportunity for you to join one of our forward thinking and innovative integrated 0-19 Universal team in Ealing at Central London Community Health Trust.
Children, young people, and families are our focus and passion and we're seeking a highly motivated qualified SCPHN School Nurse to join our dynamic diverse teams as a Public Health Quality Fellow. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our families get the best care closer to home, within our communities, in Ealing. The current climate means this is more important than ever, supporting children and families in our communities, keeping them safe and healthy.
Central London Community Healthcare Trust (CLCH) has an exciting opportunity available for passionate and committed School Nurse to work across Ealing as a Public Health Quality Fellow. We are looking for candidates with excellent clinical and communication skills to join our School Nursing team contributing to delivery of 5- 19 Healthy Child Programme. You will help make a tangible difference to peoples' lives and enjoy the very best of London life on your doorstep.
Main duties of the job
The School Nursing Team is seeking a dynamic individual with a strong public health focus who is fully committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our diverse school aged population. You will be a highly motivated individual with an interest in proactively managing health promotion initiatives.
The SCPHN Trained Public Health Quality Fellow is a new initiative to CLCH; leading, influencing, and delivering a comprehensive School Nursing service in line with the Healthy Child Programme and local service specifications for School Nursing that meets the public health needs of local school communities; contributing to the delivery of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018), including improving health and life chances for children, young people and families and safeguarding those at risk and to deliver the role in accordance with CLCH Trust values and behaviours.
You will undertake the School Nursing role for 80% of your clinical time. 20% of your role will be dedicated to working within a structured 6-9-month work-based programme working under the supervision of the Public Health Nurse Consultant. You will identify, design, and manage a project focusing on health at a population level, looking at ways to make school communities and environments healthier, reducing ill-health and tackling health inequalities.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Focus on health at a population level, looking at ways to make school communities and environments healthier, reducing ill-health and tackling health inequalities.
- Measure, monitor and report population health and wellbeing; health needs, risks, and inequalities; for a specific chosen area of your work.
- Work with the Trust Public Health team and existing childrens services to promote population and school community health and wellbeing, addressing the wider determinants of health and health inequalities.
Audit, evaluate and re-design services and interventions for a specific chosen area of your work to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities using Quality Improvement (QI) methodology.
- Be trained in Bronze, then Silver QI to undertake their project.
- Work with, and through, policies and strategies to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
- Work collaboratively across agencies and boundaries to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities for a specific chosen area of your work.
- Provide leadership to drive improvement in health outcomes and the reduction of health inequalities.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Registered School Nurse (SCPHN)
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
- Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards
Experience
Essential
- School nurse experience
- Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
- Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
- Experience of assessing, planning, and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans
- Experience in providing practice-based learning support to others.
- Experience of evidence-based care.
- Experience of supervising st af f / students
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of recent developments in primary care
- Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice
- Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc
- Current knowledge of child protection issues
- Appropriate knowledge of clinical skills
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Knowledge of NMC Code
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
- Knowledge of clinical supervision
- Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice.
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
- Ability to work without direct supervision and plan, organise, review, and prioritise own workload and others.
- Able to delegate work effectively and safely.
- Ability to be flexible and responsive to
- Be able to identify and access sources of information to inform practice
- Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice
- Good communication skills, both written and verba
- Able to adapt to change and have an open approach to new ways of working.
- Office management and caseload organisational skills
- Able to work in a team.
- Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service.
- Willingness to facilitate and support the learning of others in the practice environment
Other
Essential
- Able to carry out the duties of the post.
- Able to travel round the locality [car/bike/public transport/foot]
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
- Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Ealing PCT
London
UB2 4SA