School Nurse (SCPHN)
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Description: Virgin Care is currently seeking to employ School Nurse (SCPHN) right now, this occupation will be ordered in . Detailed specification about this occupation opportunity please give attention to these descriptions.
School Nurse (SCPHN qualification essential)
At Virgin Care our approach to delivering health and social care services is innovative, refreshing and above all caring. We are committed to putting patient and service user care first and we are looking for dedicated professionals who share our values and our passion for delivering quality care.
We provide and contract for front-line NHS and social care services across England and have treated millions of people since 2006. We aim to make a lasting positive difference to the quality of care people receive. So, if that is what gets you out of bed in the morning, read on.
Our vacancy
There is 1 post for 37.5 hours as a SCPHN School Nurse, South Devon.
Working primarily within the Teignbridge area.
Based at Newton Abbot Hospital but will require regular days at Lescaze offices, Dartington, on rota system to support PHN hub.
The Virgin Care Public Health Nursing team in Devon deliver an integrated 0-19 service for children, young people and families.
Team summary
You will join a nursing team based out of Ivybridge health centre and will w ork alongside fellow dedicated and highly skilled healthcare professionals. The team primarily covers the South Hams and Tavistock area but is part of a wider Southern locality team who work together to support equitable and safe delivery of the service.
Role summary
Our School Nursing team has a range of skill mix to support development and to enable you to deliver an excellent service locally. Virgin Care offers our School Nurses fantastic opportunities to further develop their career and we offer newly qualified School Nurses excellent preceptorship, mentorship and supervision.
The role will also involve:
- Working within the team alongside Health Visitors and Community Health Workers. We have a great professional support network which includes regular interaction and team meetings that allows us to provide an invaluable service across a variety of settings
- Undertaking holistic assessment and analysis to pl an, deliver and evaluate patient care
- Delivering the School Nurse core offer and evidencing impact through data returns, collation of outcome measures, use of patient experience measures and case studies to demonstrate impact
- application of leadership skills to work strategically to identify and address public health priorities
- Implementing, monitoring and maintaining our high standards of care
- Re-assessing and re-evaluating programmes of care when needed
- Supporting our in-house mentorship training scheme with placements, students and staff
- working within PHN hub to make clinical decisions on referrals and information received and being responsive to families and professionals making contact with the service.
- use of electronic patient records
- working with partner agencies to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. This wi ll include engagement in safeguarding processes, education health and care plans and early help plans.
- Engaging with children, young people and families to inform service delivery and service improvement
- working to the Virgin Care values
You
The essential qualities we are looking for in our School Nurse (SCPHN) applicants are:
- Entry on third part of Nursing and Midwifery Register as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse as degree level or equivalent.
- Training and Post - Registration experience
- CPD Portfolio
- Multidisciplinary approach to care
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills to identify and assess risk/need and plan care accordingly
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to work under pressure, identify and articulate PHN role, prioritise workload, signpost, and challenge appropriately where necessary
- Demonstrate ongoing professional development and a commitment to providing high quality, safe and effective care that meets the needs of patients
- Leadership and supervisory skills to support the Community Health Worker and work strategically with school management teams and wider colleagues to identify and address public health priorities
- Ability to relate to patients and colleagues in a sensitive manner
- Ability and willingness to travel to home, school and clinic visits throughout our rural location
- IT skills
The rewards
As a valued member of the team, we provide ongoing training and development and good quality working conditions. You will have access to NHS pension scheme.
Working for Virgin Care comes wi th additional benefits â€" these include use of the Virgin tribe card which offers discounts on many products including up to 40% off Virgin trains, discounts on Virgin holidays and a host of other savings. Virgin Care is a vibrant organisation committed to progressive, continuous improvement within a thriving team.
If our School Nurse (SCPHN) role appeals, you have the qualities we are looking for, share our values and feel excited by the prospect of what we can do for your career then we’d love to hear from you.
Virgin Care are committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply.
Virgin Care Limited reserves the right to cease any advertising prior to the published closing date for a role that receives a high number of applications.
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This occupation starts available on: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:33:47 GMT