Job Introduction
HCRG Care Ltd is looking for a compassionate and skilled Band 5 Staff School Nurse to join our team and make a real difference in the health and well-being of school-age children and young people. You will work in partnership with families, schools, and other agencies to promote physical, mental, and emotional health and reduce inequalities. Your role will contribute to the safeguarding and positive outcomes of the children in your care.
This role is for 22.5 hours a week on a term time only contract. You will be based at our Chippenham Hub covering Greenways West locality (Chippenham, Corsham, Malmesbury and the surrounding villages).
If you would like more information please reach out to Micki Wardell on 07976748572 or Micki.wardell@hcrgcaregroup.com
Main Responsibility
As a Band 5 Staff School Nurse you will:
- Understand and adhere to Clinical Governance, identifying, assessing, and protecting vulnerable children and families.
- Support the school nurse community service within a skilled public health team.
- Help develop and implement the School Nursing service within the defined locality, liaising with the Specialist School Nurse.
- Ensure a child-centred service by actively engaging young people in the planning and delivery of services.
- Collaborate with key partners to identify and address population health needs.
- Lead delegated work from the Specialist School Nurse, using leadership, prioritization, and assessment skills.
- Advocate for children/young people, families/carers, and the school health service.
- Assess children's health needs and identify any deviations from normal development.
- Promote healthy lifestyles through health education and discussions, in line with the School Health Needs Assessment.
- Support a caseload of vulnerable children and adolescents, working with families, schools, and other agencies.
- Assist with the care of children and adolescents with chronic and complex health needs, following current policies and procedures.
- Provide health education sessions, drop-ins, and referrals to partner agencies.
- Supervise and assess pre-registration student nurses.
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description.
The Ideal Candidate
- Registered Nurse – adult /paediatric. Can also be a Midwife as long as has a Registered Nurse qualification.
- NMC registration
- Evidence of post registration education.
- Practice Assessor/Supervisor qualification or willingness to undertake
- Post Registration Experience
- Experience of working independently and as part of a team
- Able to maintain factual, consistent, accurate and contemporaneous records
- Understanding of the public health role of the school nurse
- Understanding of working within budgetary and resource constraints
- Able to communicate clearly both written and verbal.
- Ability to make clinical judgments and decisions and to be accountable for choices made
- Able to work flexibly and respond to changing demands in workload with excellent organisational skills
- A full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes
For a full list of responsibilities please see attached job description
Package Description
You will feel valued as a Band 5 School Staff Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £29,970 - £36,483 FTE (Pro Rata and factoring in term time only contract) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
About the Company
You will feel valued as a Band 5 School Staff Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £29,970 - £36,483 FTE (Pro Rata and factoring in term time only contract) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
