SCPHN - School Nurse Vulnerable Team | Healthcare NHS Trust

The School Nurse for Inclusion 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 to children and young people outside of mainstream education and/or vulnerable group including young carers, those not in education & training, electively home educated, asylum seekers, homeless.

The post holder will work with other practitioners to deliver care on the Inclusion pathway.

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

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.

Specialist community public health nurses (School Nurses and Health Visitors) lead the service supported by a wider skill mixed team and working with a range of partners including education, children’s services and voluntary sector. Qualified School Nurses and Health Visitors are responsible for leading, developing, planning, delivering and evaluating a range of interventions for children and their families. They provide and delegate care to the wider team with the aim of improving the health and wellbeing of babies, children and young people.

The service is central to delivering public health outcomes for children.

The School Nurse responsible for inclusion will support the health needs of CYP and their families outside of mainstream education and/or vulnerable group including young carers, those not in education & training, electively home educated, asylum seekers, homeless.

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.

To use public health knowledge and expertise to provide high quality, safe evidence based care and interventions to the children, young people and their families.

To provide clinical leadership support and professional direction within the skilled mixed team ensuring that high standards and safe levels of care are provided to children and young people.

Work with partner agencies to identify and respond to the public health and wellbeing needs of children and young people within locality areas and borough wide to determine the priorities for action e.g. work with early help localities, GP PCN’s. Take into account local and national priorities.

To lead on delivery of HCP 5-19 and high impact areas within the Inclusion Pathway. Developing, planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of work, working collaboratively with other health professionals and partner agencies, including the voluntary sector. This includes attendance at partnership meetings and dissemination of information to service.

Work as an autonomous practitioner within a multi-agency arena, applying your knowledge and expertise in health and wellbeing to enable children & young people to reach their full potential (physically emotionally and socially). This includes contributing to e.g. child protection procedures, early help support and looked after children.

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