To work as a member of a corporate workstream for an identified District of High Schools and Primary schools. To manage the defined workload, using a public health approach to provide and maintain a high quality service that promotes the physical and mental health of the school aged population and their families.
To lead to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 5–19 and co-ordinate the delivery of public health interventions for the post holders assigned schools under the direction of the Team Leader. This will include occasionally supporting immunisations as we have an immunisation team, health screening/surveillance health assessment and a requirement to support the health needs of any vulnerable children/young people within the caseload. Work in collaboration with partnership agencies to address the needs of vulnerable children including those on the child protection register.
To work in partnership with members of the wider Right Start and School Nursing Team for the designated area.
Our integrated model brings together key professionals from Health, Education, Clinical Psychology and the Special Education Needs and Disability team (SEND). Being based in our children’s centres you will be delivering key services in the heart of the community.
The Public Health Nurse will be responsible for co-ordination of the School Health Plan with their named schools on an annual basis.
Contribute to an integrated Public Health Nursing Service by linking to education settings and other partner agencies
Lead on the delivery of the required health assessments and reviews
Working in partnership with other key stakeholders to safeguard and protect children and young people.
Working collaboratively to support children and young people where there are identified health needs, or where they are in the child protection system, providing therapeutic public health interventions for the child and family
Provide training where necessary to young people, parents, teaching personnel and other professionals.
Provide signposting to other services and agencies, referring and liaising appropriately.
Take and act upon referrals from other agencies and services, as appropriate.
Provide a confidential support and advice service; that is easily accessible, for young people within a high school or other venue on a regular basis.
Utilise opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and the public health agenda.
Ensuring children not in employment, education or training, or children educated at home receive the universal offer.
Ensure performance data is collated in a timely manner
Cover for named team leader as required.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/working-with-us/our-values/
Come and be a member of our innovative and friendly Oldham team. We will offer support and preceptorship alongside clinical supervision to help you develop in this key public health role.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Mar 2024
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