Specialist School Nurse

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Barking and Dagenham is seeking a Band 6 registered nurse for a fixed term maternity cover role. This position involves supporting children with additional needs in schools, working closely with a multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring effective health care plans are in place. The ideal candidate will have a nursing degree, strong communication skills, and a commitment to supporting young people. The role offers professional development opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Continuous professional development plan

High Cost Area Supplement of 15%

Comprehensive induction program

Qualifications

• Evidence of working with Children and Young People (CYP) with additional needs.

Responsibilities

• Organise workload while supporting team with daily tasks.
• Support children in school with health needs and deliver training.
• Maintain a close working relationship with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Act as a mentor to junior staff/students.
• Advocate for Children/Young People during safeguarding concerns.
• Support with Paediatric clinics.
• Complete health assessments for Looked After Children.
• Ensure necessary assessments are completed for new students.
• Undertake growth reviews for children.
• Educate School staff on relevant health training.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Commitment to supporting children and young people

Ability to travel across the borough

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the special school nursing team in Barking and Dagenham for a Band 6 fixed term maternity cover (12 months) position. The team embodies the NELFT values of being kind, respectful and working together with our communities. If you are a registered nurse who demonstrates these qualities and is passionate about working with children with additional needs, then we want you to join us. We are progressive in B&D developing partnership working across the Children's Service to ensure we are able to signpost children to available resources within the borough. Our vision for delivering the Healthy Child Programme, in partnership with key stakeholders is to ensure that every child in B&D has the very best start in life and grows up to be happy, safe, healthy, confident, resilient, to ensure inclusivity of all needs.

Responsibilities

• Being responsible for organising your own workload whilst supporting the team with the day to day allocation of work.
• Supporting children in school with health needs; delivering training, supporting School staff in managing the children's health needs, completing care plans for children requiring emergency or routine medical intervention whilst in school.
• Having a close working relationship with the wider multi-disciplinary teams.
• Act as a mentor and support to junior staff/students.
• Being an advocate for the Children/Young People when there are safeguarding concerns.
• Supporting with Paediatric clinics.
• Completing Looked After Children yearly review health assessments.
• Ensuring new starter assessments are completed prior to new students starting school.
• Undertaking growth reviews for Children.
• Ensuring School staff have a good understanding of relevant health related training and interventions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Nursing degree
• Evidence of working with CYP with additional needs
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to travel across the borough

If you are a nurse who is committed to supporting children and young people in B&D, we can offer you strong personal leadership and support. We offer an excellent continuous professional development plan allowing for further career development and progression.

Pay & Conditions

Period – This post will be subject to a probationary period. High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London. This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary with a minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 – per annum (pro rata).

Our Values 2025 – 2030

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. Probationary