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THU 28 NOV 2024
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust rGNKMGB5
Key responsibilities include delivering the Healthy Child Programme, managing a caseload for assigned schools, conducting health and wellbeing reviews, providing support during drop-in sessions in secondary schools, and integrating evening hub sessions. The successful candidate should be motivated, possess excellent communication skills, and be open to innovative working methods, including evening engagements.
Essential qualifications include being a registered nurse with the SCPHN: School Nurse degree, knowledge in areas like sexual health and safeguarding, and a valid driving license with access to a vehicle. The role includes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, safeguarding responsibilities, and participation in strategy meetings to improve service effectiveness. Oxleas offers supervision, training opportunities, and a supportive work environment.
Exciting opportunities have arisen for a qualified School Nurse (SCPHN) to join our dynamic Young Greenwich Health team, full-time, term time only.
Young Greenwich is a new integrated programme commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The programme is led by Oxleas and delivered with partners Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) who together with METRO form the Young Greenwich Partnership.
Young Greenwich will deliver seamlessly in and out of schools, youth hubs and other community venues with strong pathways for pupils in schools into community-based activities and support and vice versa.
The successful candidate needs to be highly motivated and enthusiastic delivering the healthy child programme and model of community health across schools in the south of Greenwich. We are looking for a qualified SCPHN: School Nurse that possess excellent communication skills and have a forward thinking approach to new ways of working within our partnership in youth hubs including attending evening sessions.
You must be a registered nurse and hold the SCPHN: School Nurse pathway degree with sexual health, safeguarding and emotional health knowledge desirable. Applicants must have a current driving licence with access to a car daily.
In return Oxleas will support the post with supervision, appropriate training and self-development opportunities and a network of peer support. Oxleas operate a family friendly policy.
- Caseload management for named schools
- Safeguarding
- Delivering drop in sessions in named Secondary schools
- Early evening integration with hub sessions
- Delivering the Healthy Child Programme across the hub catchment
- Support the student placements from Universities
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- To lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, overseeing and participating in the delivery of the key touch-points / health and wellbeing reviews as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- To liaise effectively with colleagues within Young Greenwich and partner organisations to ensure care for children and families is timely, well-coordinated and effective
- To collate information and ensure appropriate referral for children with on-going health needs to relevant services
- Be proactive in the development, review and promotion of the Young Greenwich service
- To analyse health needs to inform the development of Young Greenwich strategies
- To work according to local and national safeguarding children policies and guidance, acting as a specialist health resource and contributing to strategy meetings, initial case conferences and other safeguarding meetings where a health need is identified and participate in the decision making process
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of own responsibilities and contribute to team working and development of partnership initiatives
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