Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Student SCPHN School Nurse, . Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Polegate, BN26 6JF, UK
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Are you an experienced nurse or midwife ready to develop your career within specialist community public health nursing? We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for registered nurses and/or midwives to undertake the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN - School Nursing) training programme, commencing January 2027.
This 12-month programme prepares practitioners for autonomous, preventative public health practice, focused on improving outcomes for children and families and reducing health inequalities across communities. Successful candidates are employed as valued members of our School Nursing Team, enabling them to develop the knowledge and skills required for safe, effective, and autonomous SCPHN practice.
This role is a community-based role with your duties being carried out between your base, home, and a range of community settings, for example, a school/family hub or trust site. We will be offering one post within the East Sussex School Health service, which covers the whole of East Sussex (except for Brighton & Hove). Our main base is in Polegate, which is where you will mainly work from during your training, but we also have a base in Hastings.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of the right to work in the United Kingdom.
Main duties of the job
What will the role involve?
- Completing your SCPHN qualification in School Nursing
Your Daily Activities Will Be Varied To Include:
- Completing comprehensive health needs assessments to understand strengths, needs, and levels of support required and make timely onward referrals
- Managing a caseload of children and young people, prioritising need, and maintaining high-quality, person-centred care
- Delivering personalised packages of care, e.g., healthy weight, toileting, behaviour/parenting, emotional health, and well-being
- Promoting public health initiatives to support healthy lifestyles for children and young people and their families
- Providing support in the daily management of young people's texting service
- Focusing on the high-impact areas of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring your practice aligns with national priorities and local guidance
- Safeguarding children and families, working collaboratively with partner agencies to identify concerns, take appropriate action, and contribute to robust safeguarding plans
- Leading on QI projects
For more information and to ask any questions or visit our service ahead of your application, please contact:
Maz Finn, Education lead (maz.finn1@nhs.net)
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of the right to work in the United Kingdom.
About Us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, and excellent.
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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format, please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you; their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles, so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted, please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Job Responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
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The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format, please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you; their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles, so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted, please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential:
- Registered Nurse or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing
Experience
Essential:
- One year's experience of working as a Nurse or midwife
Knowledge and Skills
Essential:
- Able to be able to use IT systems and databases
- Knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks
Desirable:
- Having an awareness of developments within the NHS
Abilities
Essential:
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of people across organisational levels and sectors, including within areas of social deprivation
Working Environment
Essential:
- Demonstrates the ability to work openly and honestly with colleagues, contribute positively to team working, and share good practice to support continuous improvement in care
- Experience of working in situations requiring exposure to distressing circumstances (e.g., safeguarding, serious illness, or vulnerable families), demonstrating resilience, empathy, and professionalism
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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