Special Needs School Nurse (Term Time Only)

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Special School nurse within the Community Children's Nursing Team, providing specialist nursing care to children aged 0-19 in educational settings. This term-time only position emphasizes the delivery of care and support for children with complex needs, ensuring a nurturing and inclusive environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong nursing background, a good understanding of health-related issues affecting children, and be committed to teamwork and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 6 months post-registration children's nursing experience is essential.
• Previous experience with complex needs children is desirable.
• Must have good understanding of health issues and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care and support for children in special needs schools.
• Provide training and advice to children and their carers.
• Rotate between sites when necessary for service needs.

Skills

Equal opportunities awareness

Health-related issues knowledge

Understanding cultural needs

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

RSCN / RN Child with current registration

Educated to degree level

Specialist Community Public Health Qualification

Job description

Job summary

The Community Children's Nursing Team is part of an Integrated Service for Disabled Children operating within a wider service system encompassing Acute and Community Services.The team needs to evolve to take account of the need for greater integration to meet the challenging needs of local children in the borough.The team provides care for children between the ages of 0-19 years who are in need of nursing care at home or in an education setting.An opportunity has arisen to appoint a term time only, Band 5 Special School nurse. The post holder will be predominantly based at Beatrice Tate Special Needs school for pupils aged 11-19, but may need to rotate across the other 2 sites when necessary.

***The salary listed is the full annual amount if you worked all year round (52 weeks). Since this role only covers term time weeks (38 weeks), your actual pay will be a proportion of the full annual salary based on the number of weeks worked.***

Main duties of the job

The aim of the role is to help deliver nursing care, support, training and advice to meet the needs of the children/young people and their parents/carers within Stephen Hawking and Beatrice Tate special needs schools.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum inc (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Term time hours

Reference number

259-7161624RLH-A

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Job description Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification Qualifications & Knowledge Essential

• RSCN / RN Child with current registration
• Good knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities and how this affects practice, staff and service users
• Good knowledge of key health- related issues affecting children
• Good knowledge and understanding of the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds
• Good understanding of the role of multidisciplinary team work with children with complex needs.

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or working towards it
• Specialist Community Public Health Qualification.

Experience Essential

• 6 months post registration Children's nursing experience

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with children with complex needs.
• Previous experience of working within an educational setting

Person Specification Qualifications & Knowledge Essential

• RSCN / RN Child with current registration
• Good knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities and how this affects practice, staff and service users
• Good knowledge of key health- related issues affecting children
• Good knowledge and understanding of the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds
• Good understanding of the role of multidisciplinary team work with children with complex needs.

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or working towards it
• Specialist Community Public Health Qualification.

Experience Essential

• 6 months post registration Children's nursing experience

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with children with complex needs.
• Previous experience of working within an educational setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)