Clinical Nurse Specialist -School Nursing Team

st georges nhs trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a motivated nurse to work with children and young people with complex needs in a special school setting. Responsibilities include supporting educational needs while delivering specialized healthcare. Candidates should be registered nurses with strong clinical skills and teamwork abilities. Apply now to make a difference in the lives of children.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and young people with complex health needs.
• Strong clinical skills and ability to work in a school setting.
• High level of safeguarding awareness.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people in a school for ages 4-19.
• Plan workload and meet individual needs of children.
• Deliver care during lessons to ensure uninterrupted education.

Skills

Tracheostomy care

Medication administration

Airway maintenance

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse (Band 6)

Job description

Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A motivating and energetic nurse who enjoys working with children and young people with a variety of complex health and learning needs. This role evolves working in a special school setting alongside education colleagues to ensure children and young people are given fair equal access to education.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of mixed skill nurses to support children and young people in a school for CYP aged between 4-19 years old.
• Plan your workload and pre-empt the needs of the children on your caseload.
• Give tracheostomy care, feeds via jejunostomy, gastrostomy, safely administer medication, airway maintenance using suctioning, etc.
• Deliver care for the CYP while they are in their lessons and ensure their education is as uninterrupted as possible.
• Maintain safeguarding awareness and work happily within a team.
• Be a band 6 nurse with good clinical skills.

About The Trust

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.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025.