Clinical Nurse Specialist -School Nursing Team

St George's University Hospitals; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London is seeking a motivated nurse to work with children and young people in a special school setting. This role involves delivering essential clinical care and collaborating with educational staff to ensure uninterrupted access to education for students aged 4-19. Ideal candidates will possess strong clinical skills, teamwork abilities, and an awareness of safeguarding practices.

Qualifications

• Good clinical skills required.
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to pre-empt the needs of children.

Responsibilities

• Provide tracheostomy care and administer feeds.
• Deliver care during lessons without interruptions.
• Work collaboratively with education colleagues.

Skills

Clinical skills

Safeguarding awareness

Workload planning

Teamwork

Job description

• An exciting opportunity for motivated and energetic nurse who enjoys working with children and young people with a variety of complex health and learning needs.
• The role evolves working in a special school setting, alongside our education colleagues to ensure children and young people are given fair equal access to education. We are looking for a band 6 nurse to join a team of mixed skill nurses to support children and young people in a school for CYP aged between 4-19 years old.
• You will have good clinical skills as well as be willing to learn new skills. You will be able to plan your workload and pre-empt the needs of the children on your caseload.
• You will be giving tracheostomy care, feeds via jejunostomy, gastrostomy, safe administering of medication, airway maintenance using suctioning etc.
• You will deliver care for the CYP while they are in their lessons and ensuring their education is as uninterrupted as possible.
• Your must also have good safeguarding awareness and be happy working within a team. St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
• After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.