Staff Nurse (Schools)

Staff Nurse (Schools), Inverness - HGH21648

Location: Inverness

Hours: 21.6 hours per week

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £20,696 - £25,786 p.a. (£34,494 - £42,977 pro rata)

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Details

Lynsey Mulraine
Tel:
Email: lynsey.mulraine@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose

Working as part of the School Nursing Service to support the delivery of the universal child health programme for school-aged children and young people (5-19 years) within school and community settings. This includes contributing to health promotion, supporting early identification of health and wellbeing needs, and delivering interventions in line with the School Nursing pathways.

Working alongside the School Nurse and in partnership with education staff in their roles as Named Persons, contributing to the Child's Plan through health assessment, information sharing, and application of the National Practice Model to support children and young people with identified health needs.

To work in partnership with parents and carers.

Application Process

Please APPLY ONLINE.

Equality and Diversity

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Current first level NMC registration with evidence of continuing professional development.