Student School Nurse (SCPHN) - Harrow or Hillingdon
Job overview
Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse Band 5 - Full Time Vacancy.)
We are delighted to offer suitable applicants, an exciting opportunity to develop their career by undertaking the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) School Nursing Course. This is run as a joint programme between CNWL NHS Trust and either KCL or Brunel University.All university tuition fees are paid by the NHS.
Applicants must be Registered Nurses or Midwives with a current NMC registration and have an interest in addressing the health needs of children and families.
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Main duties of the job
During the course your time will be split between practical training within our 0-19 teams and academic study.
Practice placements are offered in Hillingdon and Harrow.
The course commences in September 2025. Please ensure that you indicate if you have commenced the course previously in another university and the reason you did not complete. The course is run at Post Graduate Diploma - level 7, at both KCL and Brunel University.Detailed information about the course, including entry requirements can be found on the university websites or contacting them directly.
The post of Student SN is a development post building on your existing knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as well as a registerable qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your timetable for the year will be provided by the university and will demonstrate all the relevant information needed to complete your course. It will also include your clinical days/periods so you can not only gain knowledge about School nursing in our services but which is enhanced by our clinical staff who will support you in gaining the experience and knowledge to enhance your clinical skills.You will also have details of all the required assessments for the year.
You will start off as supernumerary, observing your supervisor and other members of the team, but will gradually build up your skills in order to do the work which school nurses do independently. As a student school nurse, you will be involved in the Healthy Child Programme and this will be achieved through health promotion sessions and early intervention.These may be face-face or virtual but you will be supported throughout in order to gain the confidence needed to support children and young people. You will also gain knowledge and experience in safeguarding and child protection which is another important part of our role.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery
- Evidence of recent continual professional development
- Able to meet university requirements for the SCPHN Course
- BSc 2.2 degree level or above (level 6)
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workload
- Evidence of working effectively within a team
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Proven post registration experience
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working with children and families
- Experience of managing staff within a team
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Good computer literacy skills e.g. Microsoft word, excel
- Excellent, adaptable communication skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrate ability to adapt to working within a changing environment
- Ability to demonstrate evidence-based practice and use of research
- Evidence of supporting equality and valuing diversity in own practice
- Good understanding of the public health agenda and recent policy developments
- Good understanding of the role of the SCPHN School nurse and the healthy Child Programme
- Current knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Understanding of the range of health needs and lifestyles of different client groups
- Demonstrates a passion for working with children and families in the community
- Academic ability to study independently at postgraduate level
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Ability to support children and families to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being
- Ability to demonstrate good leadership skills
Other
Essential criteria- The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essential