Senior Nurse – School Nursing and Looked after Children

Senior Nurse for School Nursing and Looked After Children’s teams in Hackney and The City of London - Band 8B.

We are looking for a qualified SCPHN who with a strong Public Health focus who will be at the forefront of the remodelling of our service, ensuring that the best health and wellbeing outcomes are achieved for our children and young people of school age and those who are looked after.

You will provide Senior Leadership and Management to the 5-19 School Nursing service and the Looked after Children service. Please see Job description and personal spec for full duties and responsibilities.

To provide senior leadership and management to the 5-19 School Nursing service and Looked after Children Service.

Evaluate existing services to identify gaps in available support for school-aged children and young people and looked after children and develop strategies to maximise support and access to relevant services according to age and maturity

To work closely with and support colleagues to provide high quality innovative healthcare to children and young people wherever they are seen in the organisation.

Use specialist public health knowledge when influencing and advocating and making decisions for the safety and wellbeing of school-aged children and young people and looked after children

To develop and improve the delivery of services for children and young people

To take responsibility for the provision of a cost-effective, high quality care service

To be responsible for the overall professional performance of the School Nursing and Looked after Children teams.

To ensure appropriate use of all resources, delegated budgets and staffing, taking into account the fluctuating demands of workload and service developments.

To undertake regular clinical duties on an occasional basis and act as a clinical role model.

To promote the reputation of children and young people services by networking locally and nationally with key stakeholders and across organizational boundaries

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.