Special School Nurse

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare organization seeks a passionate Special School Nurse to join their dedicated team. This role offers the chance to make a real impact on the lives of children with learning disabilities and complex health needs. You will work closely with a supportive team, providing essential clinical care and training while fostering a nurturing environment. With flexible working options and a commitment to professional development, this opportunity is perfect for those eager to grow in their nursing career. Join a forward-thinking community healthcare provider and help shape the future of care for young individuals in London.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in children's or learning disability nursing.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and clinical governance required.

Responsibilities

• Implement assessments and manage medical clinics for children with complex health needs.
• Provide clinical care and support to education staff and families.

Skills

Clinical nursing skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Ability to deliver training

Understanding of health drivers

Problem-solving skills

Ability to build relationships

Education

Professional registration

Certificate of Completion in GP, Elderly Care or Rehabilitation medicine

Mentorship or supervisory skills training

Tools

Microsoft Word

GP practice systems

Job description

Do you want to make a tangible difference to people's lives, with the best of London on your doorstep?

Main area: Special School Nursing
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:

• Part time
• Term time hours

22.5 hours per week (7.5hrs Monday to Wednesday)
Job ref: 824-INNER-6875441

Site: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 22/01/2025

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion.

Job overview

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Special School Nursing Service which is part of the Children’s Integrated Complex Care Clinical Business Unit in our Inner North West Division. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Special School Nurse who is looking to develop their skills in the largest community healthcare trust in London. The post is based at Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School in Westminster.

The Special School Nursing Team is seeking a Band 6 nurse who is a highly motivated, enthusiastic and 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.

Main duties of the job

You will be an experienced nurse, trained in either children’s 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 tracheostomy care. 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.

You will be responsible for implementing assessments, management of medical clinics, provision of clinical care, management of medication, safeguarding and support to education staff, parents and students, ensuring a high quality service for children, their parents, adult patients and the professional colleagues involved.

You will be supported in the school by a Special School Nursing Assistant and will be part of a wider team of Special School Nurses from special schools across CLCH.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, 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 *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional registration
• Certificate of Completion in training in GP, Elderly Care or Rehabilitation medicine.
• Mentorship or supervisory skills training

Experience

• Work as a health professional in a community setting, including GP practices
• Experience working with patients with frailty
• Previous experience working in a ‘community hospital’, rehabilitation service or frailty service
• Having worked in an area of social deprivation
• Having led an improvement project or program
• Experience of working across organizational boundaries in healthcare
• Experience of developing clinical governance

Skills

• Good understanding of older adults, acute medicine, frailty, and rehabilitation
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and GP practice systems
• Ability to interpret complex or incomplete information.
• Able to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information.
• Able to build relationships with a range of stakeholders which are based on openness, honesty trust and confidence
• Knowledge of the social drivers of health
• Knowledge of behaviour change theories.
• Understanding systems and current NHS changes
• Independent thinker with good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to deliver concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
• Able to inspire and motivate

Key Attributes

• Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise work.
• Ability to manage own workload and work independently as a doctor
• Ability to provide support and supervision for other healthcare professionals
• High degree of personal credibility, emotional intelligence, and flexibility
• Confident in facilitating and challenging others

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.