Specialist Practitioner School Nurse

Job summary

The post holder will work with the Head of Service to deliver the strategic vision for childrens services in the Borough, promoting interagency working between Health and Local Authority services to achieve the best outcomes for children in Sutton.

Main duties of the job

Key Tasks

• To be the principal point of contact for allocated schools in the area
• To develop and deliver cooperative working arrangements with schools that support health outcomes for children, young people and facilitate partnership working across schools and other partner organisations.
• To deliver the Healthy Child Programme to the schools in state maintained and schools with academy status in the London Borough of Sutton To facilitate early identification of health needs and interventions for children to maximise their potential.
• To empower pupils, their families and staff to take responsibility for health as individuals and as a school community.
• To ensure all vulnerable children are identified and appropriate support and interventions provided in a timely way.

About us

Children's Health Service

The post holder will be employed by the London Borough of Sutton but will work as part of the Sutton Health and Care Alliance (SHC). SHC is a partnership of key local health and care providers including the Council, Epsom and St Heliers NHS Trust (ESH), South West London and St Georges MH Trust and the GP Federation. The SHC Alliance was formed so that local health and care providers could work together to deliver high quality health and social care for Sutton residents. The SHC Alliance is already starting to deliver innovative services in Sutton that are providing joined-up care.

For more information on the role and the service, please download the Candidate Pack which can be found towards the bottom of the page. For an informal discussion, feel free to contact the Children's Health Team - Beth Wilson - Head of Children's Service ([email protected]) or Jean Crate, 0-19 Service Manager ([email protected])

Job responsibilities

Role Description

The post holder will be employed by the London Borough of Sutton (LBS) but will work as

part of the Sutton Health and Care Alliance (SHC). SHC is a partnership of key local health

and care providers including the Council, Epsom and St Heliers NHS Trust, South West

London and St Georges MH Trust and the GP Federation. The SHC Alliance was formed so

that local health and care providers could work together to deliver high quality health and

social care for Suttonresidents. The SHC Alliance is already starting to deliver innovative

services in Sutton that are providing joined-up care. The first of these is Sutton Health and

Care at Home which went live on April 18.

The post holder will work with the Head of Service to deliver the strategic vision for

childrens services in the Borough, promoting interagency working between Health and Local

Authority services to achieve the best outcomes for children in Sutton.

Person specification

Knowledge and Competences

Essential

• Excellent communication skills: IT written and oral
• - Willingness to support management of change, development and working practice
• - High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to evaluate health
• needs, including the delivery of public health programmes
• - Knowledge of current legislation and national guidance
• - Understanding of the safeguarding process and child protection procedures, clinical
• governance arrangements and the ability to make decisions in these areas
• - Ability to set personal objectives, manage time, priorities and stressful situations
• - Ability to work as part of a team

Qualifications

Essential

• - Registered Nurse
• - Registered Specialist Public Health Practitioner (School Nursing) OR
• - Registered Specialist Public Health Practitioner (Heath Visiting) and willing to
• undertake the additional field of practice in School Nursing

Experience

Essential

• - Delivery of health promotion activities
• - Working with children and families in a range of settings
• - Experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health
• problems

Qualifications

Essential

• - Registered Nurse
• - Registered Specialist Public Health Practitioner (School Nursing) OR
• - Registered Specialist Public Health Practitioner (Heath Visiting) and willing to
• undertake the additional field of practice in School Nursing