Special School Nurse

NHS; Ashington; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Ashington is looking for a Special School Nurse to provide skilled nursing support and training to children with complex health needs in schools. This role requires a Registered Nurse with experience working with children and a qualifying mentorship program completion. Competitive salary range from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Mentorship qualification needed within 18 months of employment.
• Evidence of professional development required.
• Must pass Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate care programs for children with disabilities.
• Provide skilled nursing support for children with complex health needs.
• Conduct training for school staff regarding child health issues.

Skills

Experience of working with children and young people

Knowledge of the public health needs of children and young people

Experience of working with children with complex needs and disabilities

Education

Registered Nurse

Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification

Job description

Special School Nurse

The closing date is 10 November 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen working in the special school nursing team in Northumberland. You will be working as part of a small friendly team visiting schools on the caseload to provide training, nursing advice and support to school staff, pupils and parents/carers. Full training and support will be given.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for children/young people with a range of disabilities within a Special School.

To provide skilled nursing support to enable children with complex health needs to access educational opportunities.

To provide health education and promotion to enable children with complex health needs to promote physical, emotional and mental health.

To offer training and support to education and social care staff specific to the needs of the individual children/young people.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

Required to manage own caseload from children registered on the schools roll.

Manages own workload and maintains a day to day diary of work undertaken. Supervision and support is available from the senior nurses, the team lead and the Childrens Community Nursing Team colleagues.

Assess the individual health needs of children

Offer evidence based preventative interventions, programmes of care and specialist packages

Provide training, support and advice to teachers and other school staff on a range of child health and medical issues

Identification of social care needs, including safeguarding from abuse.

Ensuring children receive the national immunisation programme.

Works with and organises clinics for visiting Consultants and Dietitians

Takes every opportunity to undertake health promotion both formally and informally with the children/young people including the harms of smoking and unhealthy lifestyles.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
• Evidence of professional development
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of working with children with complex needs and disabilities
• Knowledge of the public health needs of children and young people

Other Requirements

• Valid driving license

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Pro rata per annum