Specialist Community Practitioner School Nurse

at  Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To work in partnership with team members, service users, Croydon Health Service (CHS) staff and all stake holders in promoting the health and well-being of Children, Young People aged 5-19 years, and their families. To provide effective line management support to junior staff. To identify and monitor health needs of a given population using profiling tools and facilitate the implementation of evidence based health care. The practitioner will work in line with Working Together, 4, 5, 6 School Nursing Model and the Healthy Child Programme and all policies that promote and safeguard children 5-19 years and their families To assess client needs, using the Assessment Framework and Risk Assessment tools as appropriate and plan, implement and evaluate evidenced based care given To work in partnership with other team leaders, Practice Educator and multidisciplinary teams in the development of innovative clinical practice in line with the Healthy Child Programme and the 4, 5, 6 School Nursing Model.
To manage a designated work load and skill mix team, in line with CHS policies, guidelines and standards, including the development and performance management of team members To maintain a high professional profile and role model for nursing and health care services within CHS To act as an advocate within a multi-disciplinary framework for families and children to promote the best outcomes for their health and well being. To adhere to the London Safeguarding Children procedures, national and local CHS safeguarding policy and procedures To actively promote immunisation programmes To assess the needs, support and advise families where the child/young person has a long-term illness or disability. Working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team To report all incidents and accidents involving clients and staff To attend all statutory and mandatory training and be aware of responsibility in the event of an emergency To support the School Nursing Operational Lead and School Nursing team to achieve universal and targeted commissioned servic

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