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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

About

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

Contact

Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

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Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 333-D-HJ-1804-A Vacancy ID: 7215666

Senior Health and Wellbeing Nurse

Accepting applications until: 29-May-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 29-May-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Oasis Restore Secure School
Address: Sir Evelyn Road
Town: Rochester
Postcode: ME1 3YB
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata if P/T)
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: Health & Justice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached JD&PS for full details of duties and responsibilities.

To be a confident, autonomous practitioner who takes responsibility for the care they give to children but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team
To plan, deliver and evaluate interventions for treatment as clinically appropriate using evidence-based models. Co-ordinating multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused and integrated care and treatment programmes/packages.
To ensure processes/protocols are in place and followed for effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for those children with physical, mental health and substance misuse problems.
To safeguard vulnerable patients in line with Trust and Oasis Restore safeguarding children policy, and support other team members with safeguarding concerns.
Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to children, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness and respect and the trust’s values are embedded in all practice
To provide support to Oasis Restore school staff, parents/carers and children pertaining to the control of infectious diseases and conditions and give advice on the appropriate preventative measures.
To promote an awareness of the public health role of the school nurse, in both mental health and physical health, and act as a resource to children, parents/carers, educational staff, other professionals and the wider community to facilitate optimum uptake of the service.
To contribute towards curriculum planning and implementation of health promotion programmes, working in partnerships with education colleagues, partner organisations and health colleagues to deliver PHSE on site.
Take a lead role in gathering and recording evidence which demonstrates that CQC and locally agreed standards are being met: assessing the performance of the whole team by using audit and benchmarking exercises and often contribute to the implementation of quality improvement initiatives
Contributing to the performance management of teams and creating a positive culture in which the team can learn from mistakes and is enthusiastic to improve
Deputising for the team leader and ensuring that there is no fall in performance in their absence. This may include managing the team and coordinating shifts.
Provide supervision and annual appraisals to individuals and giving constructive, regular feedback which helps those individuals reflect on their work, understand their objectives and the CQC standards and monitor their progress towards achieving them

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered NMC nurse Adult / Child / Mental Health / Learning Disability
Evidence of Continual Professional development.
Mentorship Preparation or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

Further post-registration training specific to candidate’s background and experience; i.e. training in CAMHS models of care, or in neuro-developmental assessment
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing (SCPHN – SN) or willingness to work towards

Experience

Essential criteria

Proven post registration experience relevant to secure and/or educational settings.
Experience of working with diverse communities.
Knowledge of, and experience of working with children with complex emotional, health and educational needs.
Knowledge of key legislative frameworks relevant to clinical practice; i.e. the Children’s Act, the Mental Health Act and Safeguarding.
Knowledge of trauma-informed approaches to nursing care
Knowledge of child and adolescent development

Desirable criteria

Experience of working with families in a professional capacity.
Experience of conducting clinical audit activity.
Experience in working as part of an integrated team, alongside non-health employed colleagues

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent Interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages.
Skills in communicating with and engaging children with complex needs
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of team working.
Ability to demonstrate essential leadership skills
Ability to reflect on clinical practice and to understand own limitations when dealing with emotive issues.
Ability to act as a mentor / preceptor to students and newly recruited colleagues
Good computer literacy skills.

Desirable criteria

Skills in engaging family members in appropriate aspects of care, ensuring their input is listened to and valued
Skills in supporting de-escalation of challenging behaviour and ability to model this for others