Special School Nurse

NHS; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Chipping Barnet is seeking a Special School Nurse (Band 6) to join the Special School Nursing Team. In this rewarding role, you will support children with learning disabilities and complex health needs, ensuring they achieve their potential in school. The ideal candidate should be a registered nurse with relevant experience, possess strong communication and organizational skills, and be flexible to the needs of the service. The position offers a salary range of £44,485 to £52,521 annually, inclusive of HCAS.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered nurse trained in children's nursing, adult nursing, or learning disability nursing.
• Experience in pediatric care for children with complex health needs.
• Experience working within a Special Needs School.

Responsibilities

• Assess, provision, manage, and evaluate nursing care for children in Special Schools.
• Provide management of care worker staff and clinical resources.
• Train relevant support staff in agreed competency-based training.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Leadership skills

Clinical expertise

Knowledge of safeguarding

Ability to communicate through Makaton or BSL

Education

RSCN or RN(Child) or LD

Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration

Evidence of post registration education and training

School Nursing or Community Nursing /Specialist Practitioner Qualification

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Special School Nursing Team within the borough of Barnet. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Special School Nurse (Band 6) who is looking to develop their skills in the largest community healthcare trust in London.

The Special School Nursing Team are looking for a caring individual to work within a team supporting children and young people from 4-19 years who have a range of learning disabilities and complex health needs. The nursing team works closely with education and other agencies to ensure the children achieve their full potential in school.

You will be an experienced registered nurse, trained in children's nursing, adult nursing or learning disability nursing, and have up to date clinical nursing skills to care for children with complex health needs such as epilepsy, enteral feeding, and administration of medications. You will have excellent communication skills, be flexible to the needs of the children and the service and have good organisational skills. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding and be confident in delivering training to school staff and carers.

As a team we strive to ensure a high-quality service for children, young people, their parents and the professional colleagues involved and would welcome you to this very rewarding role.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Special School Nursing Team taking overall responsibility for the assessment, provision, management and evaluation of evidenced based nursing care to children in the Special Schools.

To work as part of the Special School Nursing team, to provide day to day management of the care worker staff, equipment and clinical resources in the schools, in line with professional standards and quality of care.

To take responsibility for training relevant support staff and care worker staff, in line with agreed competency based training packages.

To provide clinical input to the school management boards for school-wide issues.

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Please note: As part of the interview process, you will be required to complete a Maths and Literacy test on the day of your interview.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• RSCN or RN(Child) or LD
• Nursing and Midwifery Council Registration
• Evidence of post registration education and training
• School Nursing or Community Nursing /Specialist Practitioner Qualification

Experience

• Acute paediatric experience, caring for children with complex health needs
• Experience of delivering teaching/training
• Experience of working with students
• Experience of working in a multi-professional team to safeguard children
• Experience of working within a Special Needs School
• Experience of Health Promotion/Public Health
• Experience of safeguarding children with special needs
• Experience of immunisation
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience of working as a School Nurse or a Children's Community Nurse

Skills and Knowledge

• High standard of clinical expertise
• Leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff
• Knowledge of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct
• Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its implementations
• Knowledge of the purpose and value of Clinical Supervision and support of staff
• Understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities
• Knowledge of political issues within the profession and NHS
• Knowledge and understanding of Evidenced Based Care
• Knowledge of the audit process
• Ability to communicate through Makaton or BSL

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.

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS