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Job overview

• Are you a NMC registered nurse with excellent communication and assessment skills? 
• Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills and train to become a specialist community public health nurse?
• Would you like the chance to become part of the dynamic and multi-skilled team, supporting the public health needs of children and young people living in Medway? 

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect opportunity for you!  

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, registered nurse to join our team.  You will be led by our registered school nurses and work alongside our existing school staff nurses as well as our learning disability nurses, emotional wellbeing practitioners and clinical support workers. 

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include completing holistic health assessments of children to identify need; providing targeted support to children, young people and their families; work across agencies to promote protection from harm and liaison with schools to enable children to reach their potential.  You will work directly with the child and their families and liaise with other professionals involved in their care.  You will also be involved in delivering awareness sessions to school staff as well as health promotion activities to children, young people, parents and professionals on a 1:1 and group basis.

You will be able to work independently with confidence and as part of a team. You will also be able to demonstrate knowledge of the current public health agenda, in particular the Healthy Child Programme.

• To work as a member of the school health service delivering the healthy child programme to school aged children, young people and their families.
• To undertake health assessments and developmental reviews of school aged children in liaison with a school nurse
• To manage a caseload of allocated children and families, keeping up to date and accurate records
• To promote and deliver public health messages in line with local need
• To deliver health needs awareness sessions to school staff, parents, children and young people
• To follow local safeguarding procedures
• To be the Infection control link/resource for the team

Working for our organisation

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused.
• We offer plenty of opportunities to become involved in service design and are committed to ensuring all staff has the training needed to fulfil their roles
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will always appoint the best person for the job, but applications are particularly welcome from candidates from BAME groups which are underrepresented in our service.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and our Scottish Widows group personal pension.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
• Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement
• At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training.