Job summary
Band 6 School Nurse Specialist School Nursing Service, Surrey.
Walton Leigh Secondary School, Hersham, Surrey.
- Hours: 30hrs per week Pro Rata4 week days,term time only
- 08:30 -16:30
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a nurse to join our dedicated and
highly motivated team of Special School Nurses/Assistant Practitioners who work
within the 8 severe learning disability schools across Surrey. This post is
based at Walton Leigh school Surrey for pupils aged 11- 19 years who have
severe learning disability with additional health needs.
Main duties of the job
We ask for a Children's, Adult or Learning disability Nurse with a minimum of 3 years post registration clinical experience working with children young people with additional health needs.
Your role will focus on ensuring the pupils with additional health needs have access to the school day regardless of the complexity of their health needs to maximize opportunities available in this setting.
You will lead a small nursing team, managing the day to day nursing care and support to the children their families and education staff who support. There is also partnership agency working and some outreach to other local LD schools to achieve better health outcomes for children and young people.
If you are compassionate and committed to providing high quality care within this setting we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Avril Bembridge on 07970 939105 and Alison Jefferies 01932 222593 to arrange an informal visit.
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
See full job description for outline of principal duties required in
this role.
- Leading small based special school nursing team within the school and
responsible for registered nurse and assistant practitioner.
- Responding to medical emergencies.
- Overseeing range of nursing assessments.
- Overseeing Care planning.
- Training educational staff in nursing procedures including gastrostomy
and tracheostomy care using evidenced based competencies.
- Overseeing Medication management
- Leading on health related Child Protection concerns in partnership with
the school and social care.
- Contributing to EHCP and multi-agency meetings
- Supporting SSN team with nurse led and assistant practitioner led
clinics.
- Outreach to LD local school
- Accountable to Clinical Team Lead and Head of Specialist Community
Children's Service Surrey.
- The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of
health care for children and young people, aged 11-19 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See full job description for outline of principal duties required in
this role.
- Leading small based special school nursing team within the school and
responsible for registered nurse and assistant practitioner.
- Responding to medical emergencies.
- Overseeing range of nursing assessments.
- Overseeing Care planning.
- Training educational staff in nursing procedures including gastrostomy
and tracheostomy care using evidenced based competencies.
- Overseeing Medication management
- Leading on health related Child Protection concerns in partnership with
the school and social care.
- Contributing to EHCP and multi-agency meetings
- Supporting SSN team with nurse led and assistant practitioner led
clinics.
- Outreach to LD local school
- Accountable to Clinical Team Lead and Head of Specialist Community
Children's Service Surrey.
- The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of
health care for children and young people, aged 11-19 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
Skills
Essential
- Car Driver
- Reliable and Flexible
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Innovative
- Assertive
Qualifications
Essential
- RN(Adult),RN(Child)or RSCN, RN (LD)
- With specific childrens experience and learning disability experience.
- Mentor preparation
Desirable
- Evidence of broad clinical experiences
- Management/leadership qualification
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of staff management
- Evidence of professional development
- Good understanding of current nursing workforce issues
- Clear understanding of community health services
- Clear understanding of community health services
- Experienced Clinical Nurse.
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Broad range of clinical skills
- Ability to organise the work load, able to delegate and prioritise
- Computer literate
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of initiating and participating in clinical audit
- Good understanding of current nursing workforce issues
- Ability to lead and manage a team
- Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Car Driver
- Reliable and Flexible
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Innovative
- Assertive
Qualifications
Essential
- RN(Adult),RN(Child)or RSCN, RN (LD)
- With specific childrens experience and learning disability experience.
- Mentor preparation
Desirable
- Evidence of broad clinical experiences
- Management/leadership qualification
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of staff management
- Evidence of professional development
- Good understanding of current nursing workforce issues
- Clear understanding of community health services
- Clear understanding of community health services
- Experienced Clinical Nurse.
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Broad range of clinical skills
- Ability to organise the work load, able to delegate and prioritise
- Computer literate
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of initiating and participating in clinical audit
- Good understanding of current nursing workforce issues
- Ability to lead and manage a team
- Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management
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 (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (opens in a new window).
