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Conditions of Service.
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closing date a panel will meet to prepare an interview shortlist. Once this decision has been
made, all shortlisted applicants will be emailed to invite them to attend for interview. It is
important that you check your emails regularly, including your spam/junk box.
This process takes approximately six weeks. Therefore, if you have not been contacted
regarding interview within six weeks of the closing date, your application has been
unsuccessful and you will receive no further correspondence from Human Resources.
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NHS TAYSIDE – AGENDA FOR CHANGE
JOB DESCRIPTION
1
JOB IDENTIFICATION
Job Title
Community Health Registered Nurse (School
Nursing)
Department(s)/Loca Perth & Kinross CHP
tion
Caje Number
SC06 - 4428
Number of Job
Holders
2
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will work within the Community Nursing Service in NHS Tayside operating as a
staff nurse in co-operation with the Public Health Nurse.
The post holder will be committed to the health improvement of individuals and for the delivery of
high quality nursing care to a defined caseload. Will be expected to carry out relevant care without
direct supervision.
ORGANISATIONAL POSITION
Clinical Team Leader
↓
Health visitor/Public Health Nurse/school Health nurse
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Community Health Registered Nurse (this post)
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Health Care Assistant
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SCOPE AND RANGE
Working under the guidance of the Public Health Nurse,/SHN provide planned programmes of care
to children, young people and families within designated educational and community settings in
Perth & Kinross.
To work collaboratively with other agencies both voluntary and statutory to provide a seamless
service to patients and their carers being cognisant of local and national health policies.
To work within Community Nursing Team to provide care/Health promotion to a diverse client
group some with complex health care needs, to ensure the highest standard of care is given which
complies with current clinical guidelines and legislation.
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MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
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Under the direction of the PHN/SHN, participate in the implementation of planned programmes
of advice and support to children ,young people targeting individuals, families and vulnerable
adults in the community and schools. Participate in the ongoing assessment, development
implementation and monitoring of individualised programmes of health care ensuring that the
highest standard of service and care is delivered in a consistent and safe manner, within the
home clinical /educational setting.
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Undertake a range of clinical duties/nursing procedures ensuring all policies are adhered to.
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Initiate, establish and maintain good working relationships with patients, cares and members of
the Primary Health Care Team to support multidisciplinary working.
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Establish and maintain effective communications and relationships/partnerships with statutory
and voluntary agencies, which promotes collaborative working and effective co-ordination of
services for individuals and groups.
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In collaboration with the Community Nursing team facilitate health promotion activities in line
with the Health Improvement Agenda, ensuring inclusion of all relevant groups, collaborating
with Primary Health Care teams, other professionals and organisations both statutory and
voluntary.
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Identify and provide, in collaboration with the Public Health Nurse/SHN, ongoing support to
families with complex problems eg mental ill health, learning disability, who may be unable to
access other support services.
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Teaching, advising and providing support to patients and/or carers, throughout treatment, illness
and rehabilitation.
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Organise and/or take part in immunisation providing information for audit as necessary.
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To contribute to the prevention, management and control of communicable diseases.
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To provide primary, secondary and tertiary preventive programmes with support from PHN/SHN
within area of responsibility and for the wider community responding to local health needs to
maximise health improvement eg smoking cessation, physical activity, weight control, .
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Work with clients to recognise and assess the social, economic, psychological and
environmental factors which impinge on health and well being, and in collaboration with the
PHN/SHN, set appropriate interventions with the individual, family and community eg nutrition ,
physical activity and social inclusion.
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Ensure Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults Policies and Procedures are followed, and
undertake ongoing training, where appropriate, initiating action to identify and minimise risk.
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Maintain accurate and up to date clinical records/care plans in accordance with NHS Tayside
and professional guidelines, GP practice requirements, legislation, best practice and patient
confidentiality.
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To plan annual leave with other staff to ensure cover is provided during periods of absence.
Human Resources
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The post holder is required to comply with all Statutory Policies and Procedures of the NHS
Tayside and the NMC Code of Professional Practice, Guidelines and Standards eg Health and
Safety, promoting attendance at work data protection, freedom of information act, risk
management measures and IT security policies.
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The post holder is required to take responsibility for his or her own professional development, to
identify own continuing professional development needs through annual appraisal and maintain
a personal development plan.
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Working as part of Community Nursing Team, communicate effectively, to the Public Health
Nurse/SHN information regarding patients/carers on caseload.
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Promote diversity, respecting individuality, values and cultures of individuals, groups and
communities.
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Encourage patient/public involvement within local communities and ensure service users are
empowered, and participate in the planning, delivery and evaluation of all Community Nursing
activities.
Clinical Governance
3 Contribute to the Clinical Governance Agenda to ensure that standards of care are in line with
best practice, applying research and evidence to decision making in collaboration with clients,
groups and committees.
4 To assist in ensuring that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe
environment for employees and patients, and an awareness of the responsibilities under the
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
5 To participate in audit/research and service/project evaluation, as appropriate.
6 Participate in Clinical Supervision, and take all opportunities to reflect on practice.
7 To assist where appropriate, in the investigation and resolution of complaints in line with NHS
Tayside policy.
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COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
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The post holder will communicate confidential and sensitive information with various people eg
Health,social care,educational workers and, patients, other members of the primary health care
team and Social Work Department, through face to face, telephone, IT or written
correspondence.
Communication skills in persuasion, motivation, negotiation and empathy to patients, carers and
other professionals. These skills are necessary to provide nursing care to children,young
people and families.
Support for patients and carers following receipt of bad news
The postholder may have to convey or receive complex, sensitive and/or contentious
information where there are significant barriers to acceptance which will need to be overcome
using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills, such as would be required
when communicating in hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmospheres. Examples are in
situations of aggression, the influence of substances or alcohol, mental health problems,
learning disability, and for those for whom English is not the first language.
The postholder should also be able to present complex and/or sensitive information to senior
nurse.
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB
The postholder will require:
 First level registered nurse with current NMC registration
 Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Competencies:
Good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
Self disciplined with the ability to work well under pressure
Sound Clinical Skills/extended roles
Teaching skills
Ability to work flexibly as part of team
IT skills
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SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
 Safe use of equipment – eg scales, mobile phone, personal safety alarm.
 Safe use of equipment to facilitate health checks – eg scales, Height chart
 Safe storage and use of vaccines.
 Occasional client handling eg during immunisation campaigns if the client collapses.
 Inputs personally generated data into electronic system – single shared assessment, email.
 Efficient use and safekeeping of mobile phone.
 Personally generated clinical notes.
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Responsibility For Records Management
All records created in the course of the business of NHS Tayside are corporate records and are public
records under the terms of the Public Records ( Scotland) Act 1937. This includes email messages
and other electronic records. It is your responsibility to ensure that you keep appropriate records of
your work in NHS Tayside and manage those records in keeping with the NHS Tayside Records
Management Policy and with any guidance produced by NHS Tayside specific to your employment.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB
The post requires highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important. This level of skill
may be required for manipulation of fine tools or materials.
Physical Demands
4 Nursing skills requiring additional training in some tasks.
5 Calculate, prepare and administer intra-muscular injections.
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7 Computer keyboard skills.
8 Use of screening equipment, eg blood pressure monitors, carbon monoxide monitors.
9 Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and treatment of anaphylaxis in adults, children and babies.
10 Moving and handling of equipment, baby scales weight 5kg, stand on scales weight 4kg,
Leicester height measure and display boards, weight 9kg, nurse's bag weight 5kg, which could
add up to carrying 15kg approx on a daily basis.
11 Stand and/or walk for major part of working day, climbing stairs carrying equipment.
12 Manoeuvring bulky and awkward equipment in and out of a car several times per day.
13 A broad range of technical skills required.
14 During immunisation sessions deliver repetitive injections for most of the shift.
Mental Demands
 Concentration and accuracy required when checking documents/patient notes, injections, drug
dosages, and carrying out complex care daily/constantly through shift.
 Intense concentration required when reading and understanding documents, clients records.
 Adaptability required to cope with frequent interruptions and changes of workload daily.
 Communicating sensitive or distressing information on a regular basis.
 Intensive concentration, observation and application required when working with children and
young people on one to one basis.
 Intensive concentration required at clinics providing childhood immunisations.
 Required to develop practice according to changing priorities and health needs.
 Assertiveness is required when supporting the best interests of the client eg clients with mental
health problems, disabilities and in multi-agency planning.
 Carrying mobile phone dealing with frequent interruptions.
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Emotional Demands
supporting children and young people at stressful/vulnerable times in their lives
Communicating with distressed, anxious or worried children,young people and families
Experience of hostility and aggression.
Visiting clients who may be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
Frequent exposure to and caring for clients in distressing situations eg families experiencing news
of a poor prognosis.
Lone working in various settings.
Working Conditions
 Visiting clients in poor and difficult social circumstances.
 Requirement to work in confined spaces within schools/community settings
 Working in vulnerable situations such as lone working and verbal/physical aggression.
 Isolated communities.
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Direct contact with body fluids (and the need to clean them up), parasites, cigarette smoke and
uncontrolled animals.
Stressful traffic situations.
Maintain service provision during adverse weather conditions.
Carrying equipment.
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DECISIONS AND JUDGEMENTS
 Workload will be generated by the Community Nursing Team in accordance with the needs of
the caseload.
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Assessing and interpreting acute situations and other patient conditions and determining when
to refer to senior nurse or other professionals.
 The ability to use initiative and accept delegated responsibility.
 The ability to work with minimal supervision and display effective time management skills
 Objectives will be set through annual appraisal and formation of a personal development plan.
 Prioritise and plan own workload.
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MOST CHALLENGING /DIFFICULT PARTS OF THE JOB
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Being able to deliver high quality care in a range of settings/environments (ie. areas suffering
deprivation, drug abuse, homelessness).
Situations where assertiveness is required when supporting the best interests of the client, eg.
clients with mental health problems, disabilities.
JOB DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT
The job description will need to be signed off using the attached sheet by each postholder to whom
the job description applies.
Person Specification
POST REF NO:
P/ER/63
JOB TITLE/BAND:
LOCATION:
HOURS:
Registered Nurse-School Nursing, Band 5
North Locality, base Dunkeld
CRITERIA
EXPERIENCE:
24 (Fixed Term/Secondment – 6 months)
ESSENTIAL
Previous Community
Registered Nurse Experience.
Working with children, young
people and families in an
autonomous manner.
DESIRABLE
School nursing community
experience.
Public Health focused work.
METHOD OF
EVALUATION
Application form
Interview
References
Personal
statement
QUALIFICATIONS: RGN with current NMC
(Training; Research; registration.
Publications)
Evidence of continuous
professional development.
Public health / school nurse
training.
Health promotion training.
Interview
References
Child protection.
KNOWLEDGE &
SKILLS:
Application form
Personal
statement
Application form
IT Skills
Teaching Skills.
Understanding and knowledge
of the broad needs of children,
young people and families.
Interview
References
Role of SHN (immunisations,
screening, health interviews,
health promotion)
Organisational skills.
Personal
statement
Interpersonal skills.
Prioritisation.
Delegation.
PERSONAL
QUALITIES:
Supervision.
Team player
Flexibility.
Application form
Forward thinking
Communication skills
Interview
References
Personal
statement
OTHER:
(e.g. travel across
Tayside)
You must be willing to travel
across the locality and
owning a car would be
desirable.
Application form
Interview
Personal
statement.
General Conditions of Service
POST REF NO:
P/ER/63
JOB TITLE/GRADE:
Registered Nurse, School Nursing, Band 5
LOCATION:
North West Perthshire, Base Dunkeld
Conditions of Service
Remuneration
Hours of Duty
The terms and conditions of service for this post are those
determined by the NHS Staff Council.
The current salary scale for the post is £21,818 to £28,462 per
annum (pro rata for part-time staff). Placing on the scale on
appointment is normally at the minimum but may be higher
subject to verification of previous relevant service.
Salary is paid monthly by Bank Credit Transfer.
The hours of the post are 24 per week.
This is a fixed term/secondment post for a six month
period during the testing of the new refocused school
nurse model.
Internal applicants: Written approval must be sought from your
line manager prior to applying for this secondment. You will be
required to bring this if shortlisted for interview.
Superannuation
Start and finish times will be determined by the needs of the
service.
Membership of the NHS Superannuation Scheme is not
compulsory but is open to all staff between the ages of 16 and
70 (65 in some instances).
The contributions paid are a percentage of superannuable pay,
which is essentially basic pay excluding, for example, overtime
or travelling expenses.
Contribution rates with effect from 01.04.15 are as follows:
Annual Pensionable Pay
(Full-time equivalent)
Up to £15,828
£15,829 to £21,601
£21,602 to £27,089
£27,090 to £49,967
£49,968 to £71,337
£71,338 to £111,376
£111,377 and over
Contribution
5.2%
5.8%
7.3%
9.5%
12.7%
13.7%
14.7%
Contributions are subject to tax relief and reduced National
Insurance contributions. NHS Tayside also makes a substantial
contribution towards scheme benefits – currently around 14% of
basic pay.
Annual Leave
On appointment = 27 days (pro rata for part-time Staff) or 5.4
weeks per year.
After 5 years aggregated service = 29 days (pro rata for part-time
staff) or 5.8 weeks per year
After 10 years aggregated service = 33 days (pro rata for parttime staff) or 6.6 weeks per year
References
Public Holidays = 8 days (pro rata for part-time staff) or 1.6
weeks per year
All offers of appointment are subject to receipt of two satisfactory
references.
Occupational Health
Clearance
All offers of appointment to new entrants to the National Health
Service are subject to a medical examination. Medical
examinations are arranged and undertaken by the Occupational
Health and Safety Advisory Service (OHSAS).
Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974
(Exclusions and
Exceptions) (Scotland)
Order 2003
All current or spent criminal convictions, cautions, warnings or
any case pending must be disclosed prior to commencing in
employment as detailed on the application form.
Disclosure Scotland
Immigration, Asylum and
Nationality Act 2006
Please note that having a conviction will not automatically debar
you from obtaining employment with NHS Tayside. Careful
consideration will be given to the relevance of the offence to the
particular post in question. However, if you are appointed, and it
is found that you did not reveal a previous conviction your
employment may be terminated.
The successful applicant will be required to become a member of
the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) in respect of
regulated work with protected adults and regulated work with
children.
It is a criminal offence for an employer to employ anyone who does not
have permission to live or work in the UK.
Shortlisted applicants will be asked to produce specific original
documentation at interview e.g. Passport, or full birth certificate
together with an official document giving the applicants
permanent National Insurance Number and name issued by a
Government Agency or a previous employer, as well as
photocopies of these documents.
Professional Registration/ you should have current and continuing professional registration
Induction Standards &
with NMC and hold the appropriate qualification(s).
Code of Conduct
Smoking Policy
NHS Tayside operates a No Smoking Policy and smoking
is prohibited within NHS premises and grounds.
Applications
Completed forms should be returned to:
recruitment.tayside@nhs.net quoting the job reference in the
subject line
or
to Human Resources, Management Offices, Perth Royal
Infirmary, Taymount Terrace, Perth, PH1 1NX
By closing date of Thursday 28 January 2016
Once this decision has been made, all shortlisted applicants
will be emailed to invite them to attend for interview. It is
important that you check your emails regularly, including your
spam/junk box.