School Nurse

Are you a School Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop and progress your career. We are really excited to have investment in School Nursing in Cornwall.

We are looking for School Nurses to come and join our 0-19 Locality Teams. We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination. We are aiming for each Secondary School to have a named School Nurse who will work alongside a mix skilled health team to cover surrounding Primary Schools.

Working in Cornwall has the added advantage also of having some beautiful rural areas and beaches which provide plenty of leisure opportunities to create a great work life balance. There are exciting opportunities to be part of partnership working groups and multi-disciplinary practice discussions. You will contribute, progress and lead innovative practice, enhancing effective partnership working with education, GPs, Children's Services, Public Health and other key agencies.

We currently have a full time posts in the Mid Area of Cornwall, including St Austell / Clays area

The Role:

Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to provide evidence-based family centred public health services to achieve the service vision and meeting the needs of communities, families and children and young people., Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

You will need to be a qualified School Nurse (SCPHN) with leadership skills, looking for a diverse and exciting School Nursing post. You will be forward thinking, proactive, and committed to improving the health outcomes of children, families and communities.

a competitive salary.

a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.