Job summary
Band 5 Special School
Nurse. Special School Nursing Service Surrey
Would you like to be
part of a team which ensures all children and Young People are supported to
reach their full potential.
Based in a school for Children and Young People with severe
learning disabilities and complex health needs, you will be valued as part of
the wider, County wide Special School Nursing service.
We ask that you have a minimum of 1 years post registration
clinical experience of working with children/young people with learning
disability and additional health needs.
Base: Woodlands School
37.5 hours 5 days a week - Monday to Friday term time
only.
You will bring your energy and innovation to foster a
culture focused on improving health outcomes to children and young people
within this setting. Your innovation will enable all 8 teams to work in
parallel ensuring best practice is followed.
Please refer to the job description for information
regarding the key responsibilities of this role.
If you are compassionate and committed to providing high
quality care to children and young people within the special educational needs
setting, we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Clinical Team Leader Emma Jackson on 07971 176992.
UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UKVI sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Responding
to medical emergencies
Training
educational staff in nursing procedures including gastrostomy, seizure
managementand ventilation (full training for mechanical ventilation is given
supported by our Childrens Continuing Care Team within our specialist community
childrens nursing service).
Medication
management
Attending
multi agency meetings
Care
planning
Report
writing
Nurse led
clinics (Downs Syndrome, sleep, desensitisation, early toileting)
Participation
in clinical and safeguarding supervision
Participation
in auditing
Participation
in EHCP meetings.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest
established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get
NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of
5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the
care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to
the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and
leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called
The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are
heard at Board level.
CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused
individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from
all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for
and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named
individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see
attached full job description with this job advert.
Post
Title:School Nurse for Children and Young People withsevere learning
disability and profound multiple learning with additional health needs
inspecialist schools.
Department:
Special School Nursing
Pay Band: 5
Business
Unit: Children and Family Health Surrey
Accountable
to: 1. Senior School nurse
2. Clinical
Team Leader SSN nursing service
3.
Specialist Childrens Community Nursing Manager
Responsible
for: Healthcare Assistant.
Purpose
The post
holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of health care for
children and young people, aged 2-11 years, with severe/profound and multiple
learning and physical difficulties.
This will
be achieved by providing expert training, advice and support to the school
staff and other people involved in their care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN child / RSCN/ RN adult RN LD with experience with children/learning disability.
Experience
Essential
- Clear understanding of community health services Minimum of 1 year post registration experience with children or learning disability Evidence of professional development Experience of participating in clinical audit Good understanding of current nursing workforce issues Reliable and Flexible Team player Ability to work well in stressful situations Innovative Assertive Car driver
Desirable
- Consolidated clinical nurse training and experience of caring for sick children/young people for 1 year post qualification Experience of tracheostomy ventilation, gastrostomy care, epilepsy Evidence of broad clinical experiences Mentorship preparation (supervisor assessor) Management/leadership qualification. Experience of working in community health setting children or learning disability
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
CSH Surrey
Address
Woodlands Upper School
Fortyfoot Road
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 8RY