Community and Special School Nurse for Children with Disabilities

TN United Kingdom; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic and proactive nurses to join their dynamic team. This role involves delivering holistic care to children with disabilities and complex health needs, working flexibly across community and special schools. You will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills while providing specialist nursing care and family support. The organization values innovation and offers a supportive work environment with competitive benefits, including flexible working options and a comprehensive employee assistance program. If you are passionate about making a difference in children's lives, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

29 days annual leave

Local Government pension scheme

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in nursing.
• Experience working with children and young people with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic, family-centered care for children with complex health needs.
• Assess and evaluate clinical nursing care for children.

Skills

Registered Children's Nurse

Community Nursing Experience

Communication Skills

Safeguarding Knowledge

Conflict Management

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Tools

Nursing Equipment

Job description

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Client:

Achieving for Children

Location:

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

05.05.2025

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19.06.2025

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Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

Community and Special School Nurse for Children with Disabilities

The Children’s Community Nursing Team, based at The Moor Lane Centre, Chessington, delivers specialist nursing care to children and young people with SEND in Dysart and Bedelsford special schools, at home and within community services. The nursing team forms part of the IntegratedService for Children with Disabilities (ISCD), working across health, education and social care.

Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Moor Lane, KT9 Appointment type Permanent Business area Health Services Full time/Part time Full-time Salary from £40,833 (SCP30) Salary to £48,060 (SCP37) Hours Flexible; Full time and part time available Estimated Interview date/s 12th September 2024 Closing Date 01/09/2024 Ref No 1668 Documents

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

Community and Special School Nurse for Children with Disabilities

The Children’s Community Nursing Team, based at The Moor Lane Centre, Chessington, delivers specialist nursing care to children and young people with SEND in Dysart and Bedelsford special schools, at home and within community services. The nursing team forms part of the IntegratedService for Children with Disabilities (ISCD), working across health, education and social care.

Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Moor Lane, KT9 Appointment type Permanent Business area Health Services Full time/Part time Full-time Salary from £40,833 (SCP30) Salary to £48,060 (SCP37) Hours Flexible; Full time and part time available Estimated Interview date/s 12th September 2024 Closing Date 01/09/2024 Ref No 1668 Documents

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About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, proactive nurses to work flexibly across thecommunity and in our special schools delivering holistic, family centered care for children and young people with complex health needs and disabilities. This is a dynamic role encompassing:

Assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of clinical nursing care.

Delivery of specialist nursing care, including but not limited to: administration of medication,suctioning, tracheostomy care, gastrostomy management and enteral feeding, seizuremanagement.

Holistic family support for children/ young people and their families, including signposting tospecialist services.

Delivery of specialist training for families and care support staff.

Attendance at multi- professional meetings, including child protection case conferences.

Providing health advice for education, health and care plans.

Nursing sleep service- supporting children with sleep difficulties, reviewing sleep medication and offering support and strategies to parents.

Mentoring, supporting and supervising junior staff and student nurses.

You will be given the opportunity to develop a range of skills and knowledge within a diverse setting.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Emma George, Nursing Team Lead,

About you

Registered Children’s Nurse (RN Child/RSCN). RGN will be considered with relevant experience.

Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in nursing.

Community /special school nursing experience.

Experience working with children and young people with disabilities / complex health needs.

Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Children’s Act) and national policy drivers that will affect children’s services and your role

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal.

Experience supporting staff and students and providing supervision.

Experience working with challenging families and ability to manage conflict.

Ability to work independently and manage own workload with minimal supervision.

Safeguarding knowledge and experience.

Ability to work well as part of a team.

Car driver and access to a car for work purposes

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month(Or for term term workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract.)

Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC

Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)

Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance

A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

A range of staff benefits and discounts

An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer .

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month.Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams.Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.