School Nurse (Cheshire East)

Job overview

Part time  School Nurse Band 6

Cheshire East Central Team

There is a vacancy in the Central team ( Sandbach, Alsager, Middlewich and Congleton) for a part time school nurse to work with a team of public Health Nurses and school nurses.

Working 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.

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens, Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate  will have  proven leadership, experience and knowledge of school nursing.  If you want to make a difference to the health of school aged children within Cheshire East  and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities and work with vulnerable families, we would very much like to hear from you.

You will work closely with the, education  and social care to  provide services in response to identified need, both public health and safeguarding.  whilst working in partnership Cheshire East  Local Authority to take the local children’s agenda forward.

School Nursing is a fast paced, dynamic and challenging service, and as a  School Nurse with us you will be given opportunity to demonstrate leadership whilst working within the public health, health promotion and safeguarding domains.

You should be well organised, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with children and young people both in school and within other education provider settings. You must be committed to working effectively both within a team and independently. An in depth knowledge of the current trends and developments within school nursing and the health agenda relating to children’s services is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for further information relating to this exciting job role.