The closing date is 26 May 2025
Salary
£37,898 to £45,637 a year Per annum, pro rata
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, School Nurse – (NMC part 3) to the Newport Team of School Nurses for 22.5 hours per week/0.6WTE, all year round.
The candidate should be a motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic nurse with excellent knowledge, skills and experience.
Applications are also welcomed from SCPHN students due to qualify in April 2025.
Main duties of the job
Job Purpose:
- To provide an easily accessible young person friendly, clinically effective high quality service to a defined caseload of school aged children and their families. Working in partnership with service users, parents, school staff and members of the primary health care team he/she will undertake health surveillance, health promotion and other public health duties.
- To promote the health of school aged children, and the wider school community, through school and community based health education programmes and activities, and through direct input in school health education programmes and teaching alongside education staff in school settings.
- To contribute to the safeguarding, and protection of school aged children at risk of abuse and to provide ongoing monitoring, support and advice to these children and their families.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Experience
Essential
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Skills
Essential
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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 Sponsorship
Applications 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).