School Nurse

Job overview

To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative School Nursing services, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the School Health team to ensure delivery of a quality service to a cluster of high complexity schools

To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers, including head teachers, to ensure seamless delivery of services for school age children and young people.

To collaborate with team colleagues in order to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives to be visible in schools on a regular basis, as agreed within the partnership agreement.

Main duties of the job

Providing a comprehensive School Nursing service to a defined population that meets the public health needs of local state schools and communities in line with the Healthy Child Programme and local service specifications.

Contributing to the delivery of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018), including improving health and life chances for children, young people and families and safeguarding those at risk.

To deliver the role in accordance with CLCH Trust values and behaviours.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.