Bank School Nurse

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Senior Nurse in a special school setting. This role involves providing exceptional nursing care to children with complex health needs, ensuring their well-being and supporting their families. You'll take on leadership responsibilities, manage a dedicated health team, and collaborate with various professionals to deliver high-quality care. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of children and young people, all while working in a supportive and inclusive environment that values diversity and promotes professional growth. If you are passionate about community healthcare and want to help shape the future of children's health, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Must have SCPHN-SN qualification and paediatric experience.
• Experience in leading training for staff in health settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess health needs and deliver nursing care to children with complex needs.
• Manage training and support for school staff in health care delivery.

Skills

Paediatric Nursing

Leadership

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Clinical Assessment

Medication Administration

Education

SCPHN-SN Qualification

Registered Nurse (RN)

Tools

EMIS

Job description

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Site: Lavender Steers Mead Children's Centre, Town: Londons

Salary: £21.88 per hour (Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay)

Salary period: Hourly

Closing date: 26/02/2025 16:00

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities in 11 London Boroughs and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to ensure our patients receive great care closer to home.

At CLCH, we promote equality and foster an inclusive environment where our diverse workforce feels they belong and are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

CLCH aims to create a culture where staff feel supported, valued, and respected for their contributions, in line with the NHS People Plan and Our NHS People Promise.

Job Overview

Bank Special School Nurse - Monday to Friday

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Nurse (Band 6) with Paediatric experience to join our bank and work at Perseid Special School - Merton.

We are looking for an experienced senior nurse to care for children and young people with complex health needs within a special school environment.

Must have SCPHN-SN qualification. The role may be challenging, and therefore a senior nurse must have leadership experience.

A senior nurse will be part of the Health Team, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, provision, management, and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care to children at the Special Needs School (Perseid).

Main Duties of the Job

Job Summary

To work as part of the Health Team, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, provision, management, and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care to children at the Special Needs School (Perseid).

To provide day-to-day management of school staff and health team regarding equipment and clinical resources in the school, in line with professional standards and quality of care.

To take responsibility for training school staff in line with agreed competency-based training packages.

To provide clinical input to the school leadership team in the absence of the team leader for school-wide health issues.

Working for Our Organisation

We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.

Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:

1. Stay well
2. Manage their own health with the right support
3. Avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital

We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for newborn babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.

Our vision: Deliver great care closer to home.

Our mission: Working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical

• To assess the health needs of children and young people in special schools, agree individual and school health plans, and deliver these through multidisciplinary partnerships.
• To deliver the day-to-day Special School Nursing Service to children with complex health needs at the Special Needs School.
• To provide skilled, effective, evidence-based nursing care for children with complex care needs, including technology-dependent children.
• To participate in direct clinical input to ensure appropriate nursing interventions and promote the optimum use of available resources to secure the highest standards of care.
• To provide information and support to facilitate the child’s and family’s choices regarding nursing care and therapy input.
• To administer medication as prescribed and ensure safe storage of medicines in accordance with CLCH policy.
• To deliver and manage training needs of school and health staff in the delivery of health care to children in the school through agreed competency-based training packages.
• To manage the provision of continence products to children and young people in the school, working alongside the family and support workers.
• To ensure safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps in personal practice and within the team.
• To target disadvantaged or underrepresented children who may not have had a full child health service before starting school.
• To support and advise team members on developing initiatives relating to the public health agenda for schools with special needs children.
• To plan, participate, or support the delivery of multi-disciplinary sessions/clinics for the children in the school.
• To coordinate children for medicals, working in partnership with the child, parents, school staff, Community Paediatricians, and Allied Health Professionals (AHP).
• To empower parents by providing information and support to facilitate them in making healthy life choices regarding their child’s welfare.
• To develop and maintain a good working relationship with teachers and other professionals and agencies involved, making referrals where appropriate to ensure adequate support for children and parents.
• To liaise with the Children’s Community Nursing Service in providing care to children with complex health needs.
• To work in partnership to safeguard children and young people adhering to local and national policies and guidance, participating in child protection case conferences and associated meetings according to LSCB and Trust Policies.
• To maintain accurate, systematic, and timely record keeping, in line with NMC guidelines, including recording of clinical data on EMIS.
• To work as an autonomous and specialist practitioner within the special schools nursing team.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

• RN
• Experience of negotiating and liaising with a multi-agency or school senior leadership team.
• Experience of leading/setting up or implementing training for a variety of staff groups (e.g., school/health/respite/parents).
• Knowledge of national policies for children and families.
• Evidence of recent professional development related to SEN.
• Practice Teacher.
• Experience in School Health/MDT school setting.
• Experience in transitioning (e.g., early years to primary and children and young people to adult services).

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH, we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

• Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
• Race Equality Network
• Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust, and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.