Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse (SN) within the integrated 0 to 19 Torbay Partnership.

Working with the 0 to 19 Torbay workforce, you will ensure pathways are followed in supporting children, young people, families and carers, working autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a family centred public health service, taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams.

This post will be predominantly working with families and children supported by Child in Need or Child protection planning.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be working with school aged children and their families, being flexible to meet the needs of clients.
• Promote and lead on providing a strength asset-based approach to services delivered
• Work collaboratively to support school attendance where there is a health need.
• Deliver confidential school nurse drop in's for secondary age children.
• Work alongside the Vulnerable Pupils team to identify and support those children who are at risk and whose families may require additional support.
• To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all when working with children, young people and their families and carers
• Develop effective client centred decision-making processes
• Diversity aware where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties of comprehension, and use adjustments and adaptations to communicate
• Use knowledge of local area and services to benefit the client and their family
• To take a proactive role in quality and service improvement
• Follow trust policies and pathways and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
• The post holder will work closely with the 0 to 19 Torbay teams in providing joined up care to clients
• The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• The post holder will work closely with TSDFT Children’s Safeguarding team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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