School Nurse/ Senior Health & Wellbeing Nurse

Overview

There’s a place for you at CNWL. We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing

top quality care

depends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to

recruit outstanding people

who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a

diverse culture and equally diverse

range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you''re at, there''s always a place for you at CNWL.CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London''s population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.Role details

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic

School Nurse

to lead/join our

Healthcare Service

at

YOI Feltham A . YOI Feltham A is the first Secure School in the UK and will hold 12-19 year old children. All staff work in line with ‘Child First’ principles to create a developmentally appropriate and trauma informed healthcare service. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in developing a new service that will have a real impact on promoting health and well-being for this vulnerable population and impact on their future life orientation.Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner. We have a Health and Justice Services Directorate, within which sits the ‘Children and Young People’ Service line working in partnership with ‘Youth Custody Service’ colleagues to provide responsive, trauma-informed primary care, mental health, neuro-developmental and substance misuse services to the young people and young adults within our care.Main duties of the job

Work closely with the children who use our services, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how children experience our services. Provide a comprehensive school nursing service and work as part of an integrated healthcare service which includes primary care, mental health, substance misuse and a sexual behaviour service. Expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:keeping the children who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessmentsensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and proceduresensuring the children using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning processWe believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Working as part of a team you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model and supervising Band 5 nurses, support workers and students to ensure they are working to the standards which the children using our services deserve.Working for our organisation

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through monthly supervision, annual personal development plans/appraisals and access to exciting internal and external training opportunities. The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Special Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing (SCPHN - SN) or willingness to work towards.Evidence of Continual Professional developmentMentorship Preparation or equivalentThe postholder is expected to deliver trauma-informed, culturally sensitive care, considering the developmental needs of the children and ensuring consideration of the impact of their experiences on their current strengths, needs and difficulties.You will be able to find a full job description and personal specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "apply now to view in TRAC."Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Registered nurse Adult / Child / Mental Health / Learning DisabilitySpecialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing (SCPHN – SN) or willingness to work towards.Evidence of Continual Professional developmentMentorship Preparation or equivalentFurther post-registration training specific to candidate’s background and experience; i.e. training in CAMHS models of care, or in neuro-developmental assessmentPrevious Experience

Proven post registration experience relevant to secure and/or educational settings.Experience of working with diverse communities.Experience of working with families in a professional capacity.Experience of conducting clinical audit activityExperience in working as part of an integrated team, alongside non-health employed colleaguesSkills and Knowledge

Excellent verbal and written communication skillsExcellent Interpersonal skills.Ability to communicate in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different agesSkills in communicating with and engaging children with complex needsAbility to demonstrate an understanding of team working.Ability to demonstrate essential leadership skills.Ability to reflect on clinical practice and to understand own limitations when dealing with emotive issues.Ability to act as a mentor / preceptor to students and newly recruited colleagues.Skills in engaging family members in appropriate aspects of care, ensuring their input is listened to and valuedSkills in supporting de-escalation of challenging behaviour and ability to model this for othersMotivatedAware of own limitations and seek support from wider team.Ability to manage difficult situations and conflict resolutionThe successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based systemOur Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.Name Jamie Cunningham Job title Head of Healthcare Email address jamie.cunningham2@nhs.netAdditional informationWe are a friendly team and encourage any prospective candidate to contact us with any questions and/or to book an informal visit.You can also find more information on our services and the work we do within the Health and Justice Directorate please do look at our new website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justiceOur healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model , to ensure our patient''s healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest of ..... full job details .....