The school nursing team is part of the wider HCP 0-19 service. The team provides community-based services for children and young people (aged 4-19 years). The school nursing service works with stakeholders across a number of settings and organisations to lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19) to improve child health outcomes and ensure that families at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity., To engage in training in order to complete the BSc (Hons) Degree / Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health (Specialist Practitioner award in School Nursing). This will involve liaising with all relevant parties within the practice area and at the assigned University in order to gain the desired 50% theory and 50% practical element of the course. In order to attain successful completion, the

student will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the primary care setting, carrying out clinical duties with patients / clients as agreed with their Practice Teacher/Practice Assessor. The student will be accountable to the respective local manager according to local management structures, and responsible to the allocated Practice Teacher/Practice Assessor for the term of training.

The student will be expected to take responsibility for their adult learning and to inform their Practice Teacher/Practice Assessor and University contact should there be any exceptional circumstances preventing the completion of any aspects of the course. It is stressed that some of the information, which is handled by the student

School Nurse is of a highly confidential nature and should not be divulged to another party nor should it be discussed with colleagues unless it is essential to do so. The student will be expected to follow local organisation's sickness and absence policy, reporting sickness or absences to both the employer and university.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.