Lead School Nurse

Job Title: School Nurse Locality Lead

Location:  Surbiton, school and community venues in the borough.

Band: 6

Hours: Up to 37.5 hours per week

Report To: School Health Lead

Accountable to: Service Lead

Job Purpose

• Lead a locality team of skill-mixed staff to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, including child-centered, evidence-based activities to promote the health and wellbeing of school-aged children and young people attending state-maintained schools or home educated within the borough of Kingston Upon Thames.
• Contribute to safeguarding children, identifying and responding to children at risk, to improve their health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities.
• Assess health needs and implement planned programs of care for safeguarded children, delegating work where appropriate to competent team members.

Person Specification

Job Title: School Nurse Locality Lead

Education, Qualifications & Training:

• Registered Nurse with Specialist Practitioner Community Public Health Nurse Qualification (candidates with extensive experience in School Nursing Practice who don’t hold the SCPHN qualification will be considered).
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in School Health/Health Visiting, or equivalent community role.
• Educated to degree level.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Practice assessor.

Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of factors affecting the health and well-being of children and young people.
• Working knowledge of clinical governance.
• Working knowledge of safeguarding and public health policy, guidelines, and evidence base that informs practice in School Nursing.

Experience:

• Working with safeguarded children.
• Working with sexually active young people.
• Working with children and families with complex needs.
• Delivery of interventions with an outcome focus to improve health and wellbeing.
• Leading a team.
• Facilitating groups.
• Mentoring staff and students.

Skills & Abilities:

• Work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - influencing, negotiating, and communication with team members, service users, and partner organisations.
• Critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Understanding and negotiating barriers to communication.
• Teaching and mentorship to support the development of staff and students.
• Able to work autonomously, without direct supervision.
• Able to demonstrate and promote teamwork.
• Adaptable to change.
• IT skills including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and an ability to learn new digital skills.

Personal Qualities:

• Highly self-motivated and passionate about improving health and wellbeing.
• Non-judgemental.

Other Factors:

• A full DBS disclosure will be required.
• Full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes or access to a bike, with the facility to transport bulky items such as measuring equipment.