Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

The team work with Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership and CYP Integrated Therapies, which supports authentic partnership working across the professions.

All SCPHN’s benefit from our collaborative and positive relationship with other agencies, including supervision from CAMH’s and delivering training with Buckinghamshire Council Public Health Team.

BHT also boasts a range of leadership and management training to further enhance skills and competence, we actively encourage all our team to continue learning and developing professionally.

Part-time post available for 30 hours, with the potential to increase to 37.5.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, you will have excellent communication skills and a broad knowledge of working in the community with children and their wider family.

You will be a solution focused team player who will support the delivery of BHT Integrated Public Health Nursing Service across Buckinghamshire.

You will manage a targeted and specialist caseload, working collaboratively with other agencies to ensure protection and the best health outcomes for children and families.

As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse you will work within the community dealing with clients from diverse backgrounds with varying levels of need.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurses in Buckinghamshire deliver an evidence-based service using a wide range of assessment and intervention tools as well as providing excellent support alongside a wider multi-disciplinary 0-19 service.

Car driver and current licence essential.

SCPHN qualification in School Nursing is essential to apply for this role only!

Working for our organisation

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• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person specification

Qualification and Education

• Registered Nurse Part 1 /RSCN/RMN
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse School Nursing - Cert/Diploma/Degree
• Mentorship in clinical Practice/ENB998 certificate
• Nurse Prescribing Qualification

• Leadership training

Skills, Abilities & knowledge

• Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisciplinary team, children, young people and their families.
• Experience of staff management within a skill mix team and delegation of tasks
• Excellent computer skills on a range of software applications.
• Ability to write detailed reports / referrals to ensure interpretation by other members of the multidisciplined team so that the child or young person can access the appropriate care and support.
• Can demonstrate sound judgement skills and use of initiative
• Enthusiastic approach to professional and staff development
• Ability to organise and delegate within a skill mix team
• Ability to encompass and embrace changes in working environment
• Participates in interagency collaboration
• Leadership/participation in specialist projects
• Ability to motivate, negotiate and reassure others
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills

• Team leadership skills

Experience

• Evidence of ongoing evidence based professional development
• Evidence of facilitation and presentation skills
• Knowledge of current issues and how they impact on professional practice, including Evidence Based Practice
• Ability to carry out complex clinical assessments
• Experience of Child Protection Policies and Procedures

• Can demonstrate use of audit techniques
• Knowledge of delivering CHAT Health

Special circumstances

• Ability to travel to various community sites on a daily basis.

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.