Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse
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Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse (SN)
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Work 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.
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Our 0 to 19 Torbay service includes colleagues from Action For Children. We provide a trauma-informed, restorative approach to all of our families, with early help and intervention being central to all that we do.
We are an innovative service, and encourage staff to actively participate in the development of our team. We are involved with national research projects and strive to make an impact on the public health agenda. If you feel like you would like to be part of this, we would love to hear from you.
In return you will be offered a welcoming team, supported with compassionate leadership, have regular supervision, and opportunities for self and career development.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lisa Brace
- Job title: 0 to 19 Torbay Plus Team Leader
- Email address: l.brace@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07775406461
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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