School Nurse Team Leader

To provide strategic and professional leadership to School Nurses and develop the service in line with national objectives and ensuring evidence-based care is delivered, whilst managing the service on a day-to-day basis. You will strive to deliver a high standard cost effective, safe, individualised service to children and young people aged 5 - 18. This will be achieved through health promotion and support for the physical, emotional and social health of children and young people.
You will work in collaboration with Public Health Colleagues and Local Authority. This is an exciting time to be involved in School Nursing as Welsh Government are working towards implementing the Healthy Child Wales Programme 2.
You will deliver a service in line with Health Board guidelines, policies, and procedures.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 20/01/2025., The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time Band 7 team Leader to manage and lead the School Nursing team within Pembrokeshire.
Applicants must have the ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
We are looking for an experienced and well-motivated Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) School Nurse (SN) with their qualification registered on Part 3 of the NMC register. They must have current post registration experience of working in a School Nursing team. There is a minimum requirement for a highly flexible and enthusiastic approach to this challenging, demanding and rewarding role.
The post is permanent 15 hours per week based within Pembrokeshire.
The successful candidate will be given a period of induction and preceptorship along with ongoing support and supervision.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
Community facilities, including:
48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales., Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.