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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
333-G-HCS-1137
Employer
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
44 Bessborough Road,
Town
Harrow
Salary
£42,939 - £50,697 per annum incl. HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
31/07/2025

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust logo

SCPHN School Nurse Harrow

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

The Specialist Community Public Health Nurse School Nurse will work as part of the 0-19 team delivering a high quality, pro-active service for children, young people and their families. The aim of the service is to achieve equity of health outcomes for the local population through the provision of evidence based and needs led service. The post holder will contribute to the identification and assessment of child and family health needs and the delivery of a universal core service, targeted interventions and public health interventions to children and their families within a defined locality.

Main duties of the job

Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible 

 Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary 

Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services

 Being open and transparent about their own practice 

Supervising the work of others

Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made

 Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement 

Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records 

Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements. 

Working for our organisation

Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all School Nurses (Specialist Community Public  Health  Nurses)  to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their families and carers and also other staff members. 

 

We expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better 

 

We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic

 

We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs

 

We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work 

 

As a specialist practitioner we expect you to role model these values and contribute to ensuring that they are embedded in the practice of the team. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

Clinical Leadership 

       To act as a role model for nursing colleagues and the wider skill mix team.

       To participate in school nursing team activity through the duty system.

       To participate in skill mix staff appraisal and performance development planning process, identifying training needs of team members, in conjunction with the team leader.

       To help identify learning opportunities for team members  

       To participate in the professional supervision of skill mix team members, ensuring standards are maintained and poor performance is addressed appropriately.  

       To act as a role model and motivate team colleagues to deliver a responsive service

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registered nurse or midwife
  • Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
  • Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
  • Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • Mentorship Preparation Module/ ENB 998
  • Degree or Masters in related subject
  • Nurse prescribing

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with complex families
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary integrated team working
  • Ability to work flexibly and respond to changing demands and methods of working both individually and within a team
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and proactive in seeking support with decision making when required.
  • Knowledge of Infection Control legislation and maintenance of standards
  • Knowledge of safeguarding children issues
  • Knowledge of risk management
  • Knowledge of current issues and how they impact on professional practice

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
  • Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
  • Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
  • Able to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word and excel for letter and report writing
  • Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
  • Manage others and contribute to the management of the team
  • Contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working
  • Supervise others in the team as delegated by the team leader
Desirable criteria
  • Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
  • Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
  • HR skills training e.g. recruitment, managing absence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDWe are a Living Wage EmployerEmployers for CarersPurple SpaceHealthy Workplace - Excellence 2018Veteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeNational Autistic SocietyDisability confident committedStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.AccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Carer Confident -AccomplishedNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeArmed Forces CovenantStonewall Top 100 2024Stonewall Gold 2024Working Chance - unlocking women's potential

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bev Heredge
Job title
Clinical Lead Harrow 0-19 Servcie
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Teresa Ruddy School Nurse Harrow

[email protected]