Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
School Nurse
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Role Overview
As a Specialist Practitioner, you will lead and participate in the School Nursing core programme, as underpinned by the Healthy Child Programme and will work in partnership with children, young people and families, the Local Authority, Early Intervention Services, Children’s Services, Schools, and other Health Care providers.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with the pan Dorset 0-19 CYP Public Health Teams to provide services in response to identified needs, including supporting the delivery of the ChatHealth texting service, Safeguarding, and School Nursing Requests for Support.
- Be a Registered Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner.
- Hold a Nursing degree/diploma level.
- Demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.
Eligibility
Applications from candidates who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
Core Objectives
- Provide a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery which always considers people’s safety, privacy, and dignity.
- Work within the Children Young Person Public Health (CYP PH) Service to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and targeted interventions to children 5 to 19 and their families.
- Promote the health and wellbeing of the 5 to 19 population and their families.
- Provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/service users.
- Devise specialist programmes of care for members of the 0-19 team and other professionals, to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.
- Plan, implement, and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings and be proactive in delivering the national and local public health agendas in response to identified health and social need.
- Work in partnership with other agencies and meet agreed standards, objectives, and statutory requirements.
- Provide supervision, mentorship, training, and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.
- Provide line management and leadership within the 0-19 team.
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About Dorset HealthCare
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities, and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
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Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens, and thriving communities.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Joanna Thompson
- Job Title: Public Health Locality Lead
- Email Address: joanna.thompson31@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07500786488
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