Job summaryWe have a 12 month fixed term vacancy in Harrow for full time Band 5 community staff nurse in the School Nursing Team .The School Nursing Service is part of the integrated 0-19 service in Harrow and recognised as delivering aninnovativeandprogressiveservice. Harrow is a richly diverse outer London Borough, which brings challenges and rewards for practitioners. Harrow is an exciting, dynamic place to work with excellent partnership working with Schools, Children Centre's and other agencies. If you are enthusiastic and motivated about improving school nursing to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people we want to hear from you!You will hold a first level registration together adult, mental health or child branch, if you are due to qualify in the next few months you are also welcome to apply.The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.Main duties of the jobYou will have the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a skill mixed team. You will also be flexible, responsive and keen to modernise practice and influence health and Trust polices. You will have enhanced interpersonal skills to identify low protective factors and indicators of abuse and neglect, or anxiety and low confidence in young people at the earliest opportunity and through your skills, you will develop strength based plans of care to build resilience, promote positive wellbeing and improved health outcomes for young people.No two days will be the same when working with young people; every day will have its challenges and successes.About usWe invest in our staff and are passionate about providing the best for service users and our teams. So to support you in providing excellent child and young person centered evidence based practice we offer clinical and safeguarding supervision and a commitment to your on-going professional development. We offer a comprehensive package includingPreceptorship programme for all newly qualified staffInduction programme for all newly recruited staffFlexible working in line with our Work Life Balance policyActively encourage staff development and career progression through partner Universities and our Learning & Development teamSafeguarding supervisionClinical supervisionCar lease schemeMyTrust Benefits including; reduced rate membership of local leisure facilities and Child Care Voucher Schemes.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesClinicalResponsibilitiesDeliver the Healthy Child Programme.Undertake holistic health needs assessments of children in a wide range of environments and across a broad population spectrum. Interpret, analyse and collate complex information, liaising with children, young people and families, locality School Nurse other services/agencies as appropriate.To implement a plan of care using evidence-based criterion to rationalise professional decisions and actions. Monitor progress and adapt plans to maximize health benefits for clients.Provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.Provide ongoing support for individuals and families, sometimes delegated by senior staff, reporting back to senior colleagues.Signpost and refer to other specialist services for support and intervention.Help others e.g. children, parents and carers to identify their own level of knowledge and skill and offer support, information and advice to enable them to access services and adopt healthy lifestyles.Using excellent communication skills, communicate effectively with children, parents / carers and other professionals.Maintain accurate and comprehensive record keeping in line with NMC guidance and Trust policy.Have knowledge of Information Sharing and Assessment protocols and ability to identify and discern relevance of information to be shared to promote the safety of children.Professional ResponsibilitiesCentral and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.Use a range of skills to communicate taking account of culture, ethnicity, language, disabilities, developmental age and environmental settings.Use excellent communication skills to effectively engage with children and families, social care, education, colleagues and other professionals.Manage all records in line with the Trust Health Records Policy, departmental Guidelines for Record Keeping and Guidelines for Records and Record Keeping (NMC 2002).Have a clear understanding of specific IT systems used within CNWL including Outlook and Systmone. Ensure all training is attended to ensure proficiency when using the system.Maintain knowledge of Infection Control Procedures and implement recommendations as necessary.Actively participate in team discussions and help to support service developments.Be responsible for revalidation and maintaining up to date and accurate registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.Critically reflect on own performance through clinical supervision.Contributes to own 1:1 meetings and appraisals and maintains own professional development setting personal objectives.Takes responsibility for own continuous professional development, maintaining professional knowledge and competence in line with personal development plan agreed at 1:1s and annual appraisal.Ensure all mandatory training is updated annually or as specified.Be aware of childrens safeguarding policy and procedure. Ensure mandatory safeguarding training is up to date. Attend all safeguarding meetings and supervision sessions to remain compliant with local and trust policy and guidance. Report back to the Team Leader School Nurse who maintains oversight of the case. Seek advice from school nurse, safeguarding lead or management team with any concerns or queries.Monitor own practice to ensure specialist knowledge is maintained through further education, study days, experiential learning and that practice is evidence based.Recognise personal distress when highly emotive or unpredictable circumstances arise and seek support and advice from colleagues, management team and / or Trust provided services as preferred.Consistently practice as a role model and contribute to creating and maintaining a high performing team by:Communicating well with all members of the team.Understanding others roles within the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives.Reflecting on own practice regularly and encouraging other team members to reflect on theirs.Encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes.Work as a confident, autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for care given but also work as a team member, supporting others including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification.Person specification Skills and Knowledge Essential criteriaAble to communicate with the multi-disciplinary teamKnowledge of the Health Child ProgrammeMaintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwrittenAble to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessaryAble to maintain electronic patient records and use Microsoft Word for letter and report writingProfessional, registered nurse and adhere to the NMC Code of ConductWork well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiasticExperience Essential criteriaExperience of working within multi-disciplinary teamsPrevious experience of working either as a band 5 nurse / equiavalent or a student nurseEvidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workloadExperience of managing staff within a teamEvidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolutionDesirable criteriaPrevious experience of working in the community either as a band 5 nurse / equivalent, a student nurse or health care assistantExperience of Safeguarding ChildrenExperience of health promotionExperience of group facilitationQualifications Essential criteriaCurrent NMC Registration for nursing (Adult, Mental Health or Child Branch) or about to QualifyEvidence of relevant Continuous Professional DevelopmentDesirable criteriaTeaching or mentoring skills or equivalentOther Essential criteriaThe ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essentialAccess to car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes.Full UK Driving LicenseAble to work efficiently in the communityBe a role model and embody CNWLs values by beingPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered Nurse Degree/DiplomaDesirableEvidence of relevant Continuous Professional DevelopmentTeaching and mentoring skillsPrevious ExperienceEssentialPrevious experience of working as a band 5 nurse or student nurse. oEvidence of working without direct supervision and managing own caseload.DesirablePrevious experience of working in the community either as a band 5 nurse, or health care assistant. oExperience of group facilitationSkills and KnowledgeEssentialExperience of working within multi-disciplinary teamsExperience of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution.DesirableExperience of health promotionExperience of Safeguarding ChildrenCommunicationEssentialAble to communicate within multi-disciplinary teamMaintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policiesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCentral and North West London NHS Foundation TrustAddressMilmans Resource CentreGrove AvenuePinnerHA5 5PFEmployer's websitehttps://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)