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Job summary

Main area
school nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
407-COMMUNITY-7783581
Employer
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Across Walsall - Blakenall Village Centre
Town
Walsall
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/03/2026 23:59
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Senior Practitioner (School Nursing) - Youth Justice

NHS AfC: Band 6

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement. 

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
 
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at COVID-19 Vaccination | How to access your vaccine in the Black Country and West Birmingham (blackcountryandwestbirmccg.nhs.uk) where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
 

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant.  The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.  As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.

 

 RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

 

 

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified school nurse or health visitor who has the transfer fields of practice or is willing to undertake this course or experienced staff nurse.

The role is part of our Inclusion pathway within the  Healthy Child Programme Service 0-19 which incorporates Health Visiting, School Nursing and Teenage Pregnancy Services. It is an exciting time to join our service and be part of developing and shaping services for babies, children, young people and their families.

This exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated and compassionate qualified nurse to join our  developing pathway which reflects the need to be increase capacity to provide care and support  young people who are in the Youth Justice system, to improve their health outcomes and life chances.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

 

Main duties of the job

The Senior Practitioner (School Nursing) - Youth Justice post sits within the Inclusion Pathway HCP 0-19 and is part of the School Nursing provision. The post holder will lead on the provision of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to children and young people who are supported within the Youth Justice Service. The post holder will work closely with external colleagues within the Youth Justice Team and internal colleagues delivering care as part of the HCP 0-19 Inclusion Pathway

The School Nursing, Health Visiting and Teenage Pregnancy form the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 which deliver public health services to babies, children and young people and their families. The overarching aim of public health services is to prevent, promote and protect the health and wellbeing of children and families. They work with stakeholders across a number of settings and organisations to lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19) to improve child health outcomes and ensure that families in need of help or at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To manage your own caseload, identifying and responding to priorities. To plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
  • Contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of health education programmes and staff training
  • Be able to work in a single point of access to assess new referrals, manage risk, provide parent and professional consultation and provide information to other agencies, in line with information sharing agreements.
  • To provide clinical advice and support to the team, provide caseload supervision, 1-1’s and PDR’s for junior staff. Provide learning opportunities, induction, and preceptorship for all learners.
  • Contribute to the development of, implement and evaluate new and existing policies ensuring that practice is evidence-based.
  • Maintain clinical governance processes, e.g., identification & management of risks and incidents
  • To co-ordinate and/or contribute to the health needs assessment of children under the care of the team, participating in the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency assessment & intervention of/for children & young people.
  • To provide clinical advice and support, on aspects of care for children & young people.
  • Take the lead professional/key worker role for children & young people when appropriate and work as part of multi-agency teams to support those on child protection, child in need and early help plans or those who are looked after.
  • To advocate for families within the multidisciplinary team and make referrals as appropriate.
  • To work closely with members of the youth justice service, schools and education provisions and provide advice and support to parents and staff where children or young people have identified health needs.
  • To have a wide range of knowledge in approaches to communicating and managing the care of children, young people and their parents/carers.
  • To be able to effectively communicate with colleagues, peers, senior managers and clinical leads within the Trust.
  • To be able to communicate complex patient related information facilitating positive outcomes and ensuring collaborative working.
  • To act up in the absence of the SCPHN.
  • To always practice within NMC standards and the Code of Conduct

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Children’s Nurse – Child Branch/RSCN/ SCPHN (school Nursing)
  • Additional training (or equivalent demonstrable experience and in working with children and young people delivering the Healthy Child programme within a School Nursing team
  • Evidence of additional qualification or demonstratable of development of knowledge/skills through experience in a specialist area of support e.g., young carers, medical needs, asylum seekers, continence, emotional health & wellbeing.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in school nursing service
  • Demonstratable experience of multidisciplinary working In e.g., safeguarding and Early Help agenda’s
  • Demonstrable of managing your own caseload and delivery of the wider HCP 5-19 programme

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Legislation and guidelines relating to children and young people, including Safeguarding and prevent.
  • Aware of own abilities and be able to carry out clinical role without continuous direct supervision and ability to supervise junior members of staff
  • To understand, identify and act upon changing clinical needs of children and young people
  • Knowledge and ability to maintain robust clinical governance to deliver safe, high-quality service
  • IT knowledge & skills to be able to maintain databases, operate electronic systems, produce reports.
  • Communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
  • Demonstrates the ability to work effectively within a multi -disciplinary team
  • The ability to deliver sensitive information to families in a way that considers their level of understanding
  • Ability to respond appropriately to children and young people in need and/or children at risk in accordance safeguarding guidance
  • Evidence of supervising other team members and working on own initiative and prioritising workload

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate effective organisational skills
  • Ability to work using own initiative, and work under directed supervision
  • Ability to prioritise own work and meet deadlines
  • Ability to demonstrate effective time management skills
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • Ability to work effectively in a multi-agency team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people, face to face, over the telephone and in writing.
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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tryphine Molineux
Job title
Deputy Professional Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07813546308

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