Community Staff Nurse (School Nursing)

at  Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Community Staff Nurse - School Nursing
Band 5
Full time fixed term contract - working hours 9-5 4 or 5 days a week/ Annualised hours etc
Th is is an exciting time to Join Croydon School Health Team as we are currently transforming our service.
Are you a qualified nurse looking for a rewarding career within a school health nursing team to make a difference on the health outcomes of children and young people?
An exciting posts has arisen to because a Community School staff nurse within the School Health team in Croydon.
A full preceptorship and competency based programme is offered and further training opportunities in the first year of your practice will include training in the delivery of enuresis clinics, the delivery of personal and social health education and complex medical needs.
Working in the community with the school aged population and their families. The successful candidate will be flexible and strengths-based in their approach and be able to work in partnership with families and schools.
Community School Staff Nurses work under the leadership of a Band 6 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. The nurse is required to build relationships with schools and actively engage the school in universal interventions for example the National Child Measurement Programme and targeted interventions, for example, individual health care plans. An important element of the role is to develop health profiles for each school to identify needs which will inform planning of services offered to the schools. The candidate should have a good understanding of child development and an interest in working with children and families.
Applicants need to possess excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and work well both independently and as part of the team. You will require knowledge of the current public health agenda, in particular the Healthy Child Programme, have a baseline knowledge and experience of safeguarding practice, and meet the requirements of the person specification.
Excellent training and development opportunities, including guidance to apply for your SCPHN Training
Interview Date: TBC
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics

Please refer the Job description for details