Job summary
- Main area
- Health and Children’s Nursing - School Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 070-NMR063-0424
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ystradgynlais Community Hospital
- Town
- Ystradgynlais
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
School Nurse
Band 6
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
The post holder will have professional responsibility for a defined population/caseload and lead the delivery & organization of the public health programme.
Candidates must hold a SCPHN degree or equivalent in School Nursing with current NMC registration. SCPHN students who will qualify this September 2023 may apply.
Main duties of the job
Powys Teaching Health Board as looking for a dynamic individual with a strong public health focus to join the School Nursing team and work in the Ystradgynlais area. The service is committed to improving the health and well being of the school aged population by providing a proactive, child focused service that can be easily accessed by children, young people and their families.
The caseload will include High Schools and their primary school communities. The successful applicant would be supported by a team of experienced school nurses. Travel expenses will be paid in line with local policy and travel undertaken for the purpose of clinical duties.
The Band 6 post holder will need to have undertaken or be undertaking the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification.
The ability to work autonomously whilst being part of a larger school nursing team is paramount. The post holder will need to have the ability to deal with a varied and challenging caseload aimed at improving outcomes and reducing inequalities. Experience of multi agency, multidisciplinary working across a range of settings is required as are excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
A sound knowledge of safeguarding issues as well as an innovative approach to health promotion and health protection will be required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse – currently registered with NMC
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) Qualification
- Demonstrates accurate knowledge of current policy and developments regarding children and young people at local and national level
- Knowledge and understanding of the legal and ethical issues that affect children and young people.
- Knowledge of the collaborative working within health and other agencies
- Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for children and family services
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Assessing
- Clinical Leadership Management
- Modular study pertaining to the following: Teaching & Assessing Sexual Health Child and Adolescence Mental Health, Substance Misuse and other relevant topics
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of Child Protection and Safeguarding
- Experience of collaborative working
- Experience of working with children and young people
Desirable criteria
- Experience of co-ordinating and delivering immunisation programmes.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary multi-agency team
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Competent and confident to work autonomously
- Ability to lead work in a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills including good negotiation and conflict management skills Reflective practitioner
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally, electronically and in writing
- Ability to implement learning in practice and to teach others
- Good presentation skills
- Physical skills to include manual dexterity as required for screening children and immunisations
- Enthusiastic and innovative
- Proactive and Perceptive to change
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Values
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate PTHB Values
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel throughout Powys
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Hughes
- Job title
- School Nurse Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07907681268
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