Community Staff Nurse (School Nursing) • London Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nCommunity Staff Nurse (School Nursing) with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in London, England, United Kingdom\n\nCommunity Staff Nurse - School Nursing Band 5 Full time all year round - working hours 9-5 4 or 5 days a week/ Annualised hours etc This is an exciting time to Join Croydon School Health Team as we are currently transforming our service. Are you a qualified nurse looking for a rewarding career within a school health nursing team to make a difference on the health outcomes of children and young people? An exciting posts has arisen to because a Community School staff nurse within the School Health team in Croydon. A full preceptorship and competency based programme is offered and further training opportunities in the first year of your practice will include training in the delivery of enuresis clinics, the delivery of personal and social health education and complex medical needs. Working in the community with the school aged population and their families. The successful candidate will be flexible and strengths-based in their approach and be able to work in partnership with families and schools. Community School Staff Nurses work under the leadership of a Band 6 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. The nurse is required to build relationships with schools and actively engage the school in universal interventions for example the National Child Measurement Programme and targeted interventions, for example, individual health care plans. An important element of the role is to develop health profiles for each school to identify needs which will inform planning of services offered to the schools. The candidate should have a good understanding of child development and an interest in working with children and families. Applicants need to possess excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and work well both independently and as part of the team. You will require knowledge of the current public health agenda, in particular the Healthy Child Programme, have a baseline knowledge and experience of safeguarding practice, and meet the requirements of the person specification. Excellent training and development opportunities, including guidance to apply for your SCPHN Training Interview Date: TBC Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kelly James Job title: Operational Lead for School Nursing Email address: k.james4@nhs.net Telephone number: 07442843371"}