Senior Practitioner (School Nursing) - Youth Justice
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Walsall, WS3 1LZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9407-26-0070 |
Summary
To manage your own caseload, identifying and responding to priorities. To plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care. Contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of health education programmes and staff training Be able to work in a single point of access to assess new referrals, manage risk, provide parent and professional consultation and provide information to other agencies, in line with information sharing agreements. To provide clinical advice and support to the team, provide caseload supervision, 1-1s and PDRs for junior staff. Provide learning opportunities, induction, and preceptorship for all learners. Contribute to the development of, implement and evaluate new and existing policies ensuring that practice is evidence-based. Maintain clinical governance processes, e.g., identification & management of risks and incidents To co-ordinate and/or contribute to the health needs assessment of children under the care of the team, participating in the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency assessment & intervention of/for children & young people. To provide clinical advice and support, on aspects of care for children & young people. Take the lead professional/key worker role for children & young people when appropriate and work as part of multi-agency teams to support those on child protection, child in need and early help plans or those who are looked after. To advocate for families within the multidisciplinary team and make referrals as appropriate. To work closely with members of the youth justice service, schools and education provisions and provide advice and support to parents and staff where children or young people have identified health needs. To have a wide range of knowledge in approaches to communicating and managing the care of children, young people and their parents/carers. To be able to effectively communicate with colleagues, peers, senior managers and clinical leads within the Trust. To be able to communicate complex patient related information facilitating positive outcomes and ensuring collaborative working. To act up in the absence of the SCPHN. To always practice within NMC standards and the Code of Conduct