Job overview

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse to join our caring and progressive Kent School Health service.

Our school nursing teams provide support to families with children aged five to 19. This is a varied and interesting role, working closely with local schools to provide the best possible start in life for Kent children.

You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by using your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that children and families who use our services have a good experience.

Main duties of the job

What will the role involve?

• Supporting in the supervision/ line management and development of colleagues
• Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes of the service
• Attend and contribute to team meetings
• Build relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment.

We have full and part time opportunities available and are willing to consider flexible working hours to support both you and the service. This role is a community- based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your home and a community setting for example a school or trust site.

We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through.

So, if your enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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