SCPHN School Nurse

Job overview

The School Nursing Team belong to the Enfield 0-19 Children’s Community Service. The Service is commissioned by the Local Authority (Public Health) and sits within North Middlesex University NHS Trust, and is based at The Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield. There are good public transport links and Enfield is served by trains to Enfield Town (Overground) 6 minutes’ walk and Enfield Chase (Great Northern Services) 15 minutes’ walk.

There is one School Nursing Team delivering “The Healthy Child Programme”, and the teams consist of School Nurses, Early Years’ Practitioners and an NCMP Co-ordinator. Partnership working is very important to ensure our children and young people receive the best outcomes, and we work closely with GP’s and other health professionals along with children’s social care, early help, early years, children centres and voluntary organisations.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a qualified School Nurse. To work as part of a team delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to the school aged population in Enfield. The School Nurse will work in partnership with Children and Young Peoples team, service users, professional networks and stakeholders to provide Commissioned Services to meet Key Performance Indicators. Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to- date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures.

• To work in partnership with team members, service users and all stake holders in promoting the health and well-being of Children, Young People aged 5-19 years and their families. This will be achieved through effective delegation, work load management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members.
• To identify and monitor health needs of a given population using profiling tools and facilitate the implementation of evidence based care. The practitioner will work in line with the Healthy Child Programme and all policies that promote and safeguard children 5-19 years and their families.
• To manage and prioritise workload according to the identified health needs within a defined caseload ensuring the effective use of resources.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

School Nurse Band 6 Job description

Job Title: School Nurse

Band:6

Department: Children and Young Peoples Services

Location and mobility: Your normal place of work will be in one of the Enfield Community Bases. However, you may be required to work at any other locations of the Trusts interests, including travelling to appropriate meetings, outside of the borough as required.

Accountable to: Service Manager Children and Young Peoples Services.

Responsible to: Team Leader

Responsible for: Members of the skill mix team

Working Relationships

Internal: 0-19 team, HR, Safeguarding

External: Social Services, GP’s and liaison with the multi-disciplinary team

Job Summary:

The post holder will be a qualified School Nurse. To work as part of a team delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to the school aged population in Enfield. The School Nurse will work in partnership with Children and Young Peoples team, service users, professional networks and stakeholders to provide Commissioned Services to meet Key Performance Indicators. Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to- date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• To work in partnership with team members, service users and all stake holders in promoting the health and well-being of Children, Young People aged 5-19 years and their families. This will be achieved through effective delegation, work load management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members.
• To identify and monitor health needs of a given population using profiling tools and facilitate the implementation of evidence based care. The practitioner will work in line with the Healthy Child Programme and all policies that promote and safeguard children 5-19 years and their families.
• To actively promote immunisation programme.
• Support Clinical Service Lead and team to achieve universal and targeted commissioned services.
• To manage and prioritise workload according to the identified health needs within a defined caseload ensuring the effective use of resources.
• To Review regularly with the Team Leader and Child Protection Supervisor in supervision families causing concern, record agreed action and follow through according to Trust and Safeguarding policies.
• To organise, develop and participate in public health activities including health promotion with individuals and groups.
• To work within the policies and guidelines set out by the Trust and NMC- Code of Professional Conduct.
• To take responsibility for Nurse Prescribing in line with National and local guidelines.
• To be responsible for the supervision and delegation of duties of support staff.
• To keep contemporaneous notes and accurate records and maintain client confidentiality according to NMC and Trust guidelines.
• To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post.
• To participate in research/audit and statistical data which are approved and agreed.
• To contribute to policies and the development and implementation of care pathways.
• Promotes a culture that is committed to innovation and quality improvement.
• Demonstrate a commitment to providing high standards of evidence based care to children and families.
• Ability to accept challenge and to challenge others in a constructive and considered manner.
• Able to demonstrate positive leadership qualities as part of an empowered team.

Communication

Dealing with sensitive or contentious information

To participate in identified meetings such as case conferences, core group meetings and other meetings as appropriate.

To participate in multi-agency working within the 0-19 services.

To be conversant with the Trust’s Child Protection Procedures referring any concerns as appropriate.

Patient/Customer care

To undertake home visits/school visits

To identify children who may require more support and refer to relevant professionals to meet the needs of children and families.

To identify the Public Health needs of individuals and communities; and working within specified agreed national and local targets.

To contribute to the planning and implementing of effective health promotion and health education programmes for client group within communities to support Public Health Outcomes.

People (HR) Management

Day to day supervision of staff/local induction

Line management responsibility of junior staff ensuring they have an annual appraisal and supervision.

Information Management

Regular requirement to write reports for case conferences and other meetings as appropriate.

Responsible for the maintenance of own record keeping on Patient record information system (RIO) and to adhere to record keeping standards in accordance withTrust guidelines and the NMC.

To have excellent computer skills and be willing to undertake information Technology training to develop skills in electronic record keeping and data collection.

Policy Development

To participate and contribute to research, audit and evaluation of new ways of working.

To adhere to all Trust policies, procedural guidelines and current legislation.

Service Development

To participate and contribute to developing practices and protocols

Resource Management

To ensure the correct use and storage of resources.

Systems and Equipment

To maintain equipment and report to senior staff when there is any malfunction

To be aware of Health and Safety hazards in the working environment and report them to senior member of staff. To be aware of Trust policies and procedures with regard to Health and Safety.

Effort, Mental and Environment

Physical effort

Frequently exerts light/moderate physical effort for short periods

Frequent short periods of driving

Mental effort

Frequent concentration to complete assessment and analysis of client need

Work pattern altering to meet service need and prioritising work issues accordingly with changes faced

Car driving for liaison with agencies and to attend meetings and training

Sitting for moderate periods in the office when using visual display units/writing records/ correspondence

Emotional effort

Frequent exposure to distressing circumstances

Dealing with difficult family situations or circumstances