Band 5 Student School Nurse

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Personal Spec for more details of main responsibilities of the role .

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First level nursing qualification
• Current NMC Registration
• Appropriate entry level criteria for the university education programme including a minimum of 240 academic credits of which at least 120 are at Level 5 (Diploma in Higher Education).
• Portfolio evidence of continual professional and academic development.
• For those wishing to undertake the Post Graduate SCPHN qualification at level 7 - applicants should hold an appropriate degree.
• Evidence of application to University- School Nursing Programme
• Letter confirming line manager approval to apply for secondment to the SCPHN programme

Desirable criteria

• Post-registration training
• Mentorship qualification (or working towards the award)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Must be a current BCHC employee and have been employed by the organisation for 12 months or more.
• Self motivation
• Evidence based practice
• Team working
• Prioritising & decision making
• Problem solving
• Work independently
• Demonstrates an awareness of working in the Community
• Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena

Desirable criteria

• Audit evaluation/research

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate high level of interpersonal and written skills
• Able to demonstrate clinically effective practice
• Evidence of having completed a Clinical Round
• Understands and demonstrates accountability
• Up-to-date knowledge of current Government and Local initiatives and how these translate into practice
• Computer literate - ability to use software programmes designed to maximise the contribution to the post e.g. Microsoft, Word, Excel
• Demonstrate sound literacy skills
• Understanding of role of School Nurse
• Understanding of health & social care
• Awareness of Health & Safety situations
• Awareness of equality and diversity in delivery of health care
• Ability to work in different settings
• Partnership working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Understanding of safeguarding children & vulnerable adults

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Can demonstrate use of initiative
• Enthusiastic approach to delivery of care
• Adaptable to demands of the role of School Nursing
• Flexible/willingness to work across the Trust area as the job/services requires.
• Excellent role model
• Demonstrates the ability to cope with academic level of study required.
• Ability to stay calm in stressful situations
• Display ability to evaluate situations and problems with common sense and creativity

Other Job Requirements

Essential criteria

• Flexibility with working patterns
• Ability to think innovatively
• Can work under direction
• Must be willing to undertake Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance
• Must be legally entitled to work in this country
• Ability to independently travel around the area as per job/service requirements
• Must be willing to undertake Occupational Health Clearance

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list -