Job summary
- Main area
- School Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 110-NMR272-0624
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ysbyty Cwm Cynon
- Town
- Mountain Ash, Aberdare
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
SCPHN School Nurse
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
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
Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB is looking for an enthusiastic and committed School Nurse to promote the health and well being of school aged children. We are looking for a SCPHN School Nurse to work 30 hours per week, all year round, within the Taff area.
We are looking for a qualified SCPHN School Nurse with strong skills in clinical leadership and in depth knowledge of the Welsh Public Health agenda. The successful candidate should be committed to team working and possess excellent interpersonal skills and will form an integral part of a skill mixed team of School Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses and administrative assistants. The School Nursing team works with Children, young people and families to identify relevant health needs and ensure these are addressed in line with the Welsh Government Framework for School Nursing.
The post holder will work within their allocated area to assess the health needs of individual children and the school population as a whole. They will also support other geographical areas within their team where need arises. They will proactively address factors affecting health to ensure that children and young people achieve the best possible outcomes and will work with vulnerable children and families to reduce the risks of social exclusion and health inequalities.
The successful candidates must have:
· Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing qualification
· Evidence of post registration development and training
Main duties of the job
Please see the information as stated and the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for these details.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one tea
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the job are:
· Have responsibility for identified schools.
· Work in partnership with members of the primary health care team and voluntary and statutory organisations.
· Participate in the delivery of evidence based care.
· Ensuring consistency in the quality of care provided.
· To increase the knowledge and skills of parents enabling them to identify and empowering them to appropriately meet the needs of their children and young people
· To support the team leader in delivering services to a defined area within a locality
Please see job description and personal specification for further and more detailed information.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- BSC in Community Health Studies: Specialist Community Public Health School Nursing
Desirable criteria
- Teaching & Assessing module
Skills
Essential criteria
- Team Player
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Managing people
- Forms effective objective judgements in highly complex situations
- Capable of initiating change
- Ongoing self development in clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Participate in the development and implementation of school nursing policies
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and appreciation of national policies. An understanding of resource implications of decision-making
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work on own imitative
- Assertive
- Negotiation skills
- Confident
- Approachable
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
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
- Emma Branston
- Job title
- School nurse team leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07977381636
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