School Health Nursing Service Information for secondary school
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School Health Nursing Service Information for secondary school staff in Oxfordshire, September 2015 Caring, safe and excellent
What is the service? • A dedicated School Health Nurse for every secondary school, based on site, Monday to Friday • Commissioned by Oxfordshire County Council, with a greater emphasis on public health (not first aid!) • Line managed by Oxford Health Foundation Trust Caring, safe and excellent
The new model Community Universal plus Universal partnership plus Caring, safe and excellent Confidentiality Safeguarding School Health Nurses will deliver four levels of service:
What is our role? Deliver the public health agenda and improve health outcomes for children and young people: Whole school initiatives - profiling & school health action plans Year group work – Health reviews at transition stages, immunisations, targeted health campaigns e. g. smoking Classroom based sessions (PSHE) Small group work Drop-ins Individual work Caring, safe and excellent
You said… Early intervention Identify the vulnerable “Early support to avoid crisis” Partnership working “Support at times when I need it most” “To tell my story once” Address health needs Outreach VISIBLE Caring, safe and excellent Targeted support ACCESSIBLE CONFIDENTIAL
How to access the SHN service Children & young people: Self-refer at the [twice/weekly] ‘drop ins’ [time / day / venue]or fill out a self-referral slip and leave it for the school health nurse [where] School staff: Refer students into the service by completing the short referral form (required for audit) then email/post or hand to school health nurse Request group work through the school coordinator [name] Parents: Contact the school health nurse via the school External referrers: Send school health nurses confidential referrals Caring, safe and excellent
Contact details… • Base • My phone: [mobile / school internal number] • Email: Oxford Health or school • Web: http: //www. oxfordhealth. nhs. uk/children-and-young-people/ Caring, safe and excellent
