Community Staff Nurse (School Nursing)

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team of Community Staff Nurses - who provide a comprehensive School Nurse service to the Richmond borough population that meets the public health needs of local state schools and communities in line with the Healthy Child Programme and local service specifications.

You would contribute 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.

Main duties of the job

A summary of the main duties are;

• To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative School Nursing services, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the School Health team to ensure delivery of a quality service to a cluster of high complexity schools.
• To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers, including head teachers, to ensure seamless delivery of services for school age children and young people.
• To collaborate with team colleagues in order to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives.
• To be visible in schools on a regular basis, as agreed within the partnership agreement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.