Job summary
We are looking for an innovative and highly
motivated School Nurse, Health Visitor, or Learning Disability Nurse to join
our SEND support team across Kingston and Richmond for the 0-19 years age
range. This is a new service where the candidate will have influence over the
shaping of the service and support offered.
This is a unique and exciting position
working alongside the specialist practitioners supporting families in the
period leading up to assessment and post diagnosis of any complex health need,
including those diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Condition. You will be
offering practical and emotional support with areas of concern which are having
a significant impact on the family.
Main duties of the job
This is a varied role including, but
not limited to:
- Assessment of health needs and implement planned programmes
of care for children, young people and their families with SEND needs, evaluating the interventions.
- Contributing to the improvement of the service delivery of
the Pre and Post Diagnosis SEND support Team to improve support for families.
- Having a passion for improving outcomes for children and
young people aged 0-19 years with identified SEND, encouraging equity of access
to services.
- Working with the clinical lead to support any identified
variance in clinical practices in the 0-19 wider team and contribute to service
improvement activities to improve outcomes for children and young people with
SEND.
- Deliver specialist SEND guidance, emotional support and
advice to children and young people with additional needs and their families
e.g supporting parents and carers through the process of diagnosis, discussing
developmental concerns, sleep, behaviour, diet and continence.
- Signposting and referral to relevant services such as
earlybird training, local support groups and parent forums.
- Working in partnership with Health, Education, Social Services
and Voluntary services to provide holistic care in a Whole System Approach.
About us
Your Healthcare is located in the Southwest of
London within the Royal Borough of Kingston. The market town of Kingston, close
to our Headquarters, is a thriving centre, catering for people of all
ages. Located beside the Thames it is an
historic town with great shopping, markets, restaurants, pubs, nightclubs,
cinemas and a new theatre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work
with families with children, young people 0-19 years and their families in the
period up to and post SEND diagnosis to improve outcomes for children and young
people.
-
To assess health
needs and implement planned programmes of care for SEND children, young people
and their families, evaluating the interventions.
-
To delegate
where appropriate to others in a skill-mix team and provide support where
needed.
-
Deliver
specialist SEND guidance, emotional support and advice to children and young
people with additional needs and their families, including developmental
concerns, behaviour, diet and continence.
-
Signposting
and referral to relevant services such as EarlyBird, local support groups and
parent forums.
-
To prepare
training materials for parents using evidenced-based interventions and NICE
guidelines where appropriate as well as deliver courses to parents.
-
To contribute
to the improvement of the service delivery of the Pre and Post Diagnosis SEND
support Team to improve support for families.
-
To
encourage service user feedback to shape the activities of the team.
-
To work with the clinical lead to support any
identified variance in clinical practices in the 0-19 wider team and contribute
to service improvement activities to improve outcomes for children and young
people with SEND.
-
To
establish and maintain good working relationships with other stakeholders,
including parents, education, health and social care providers, to ensure a
Whole System Approach is adopted in supporting children, young people and their
families.
-
To be
passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people aged 0-19
years with identified SEND, encouraging equity of access to services.
-
To be aware
of relevant legislation, national and local drivers, such as the Children and
Families Act (2014) and local SEND Futures plans.
-
To work
across both Kingston and Richmond boroughs to support families in both boroughs,
thereby ensuring equality of access to support.
Key Result Areas
Service Delivery
- To promote optimal health outcomes
for children, young people with SEND and their families by:
- Maintaining knowledge of the health needs of children, young
people and their families and apply this to practice.
- Continuously developing expertise in children
and adults, ensuring the use of these skills in practice, adhering to Your
Healthcare policies, alerting senior staff and the named nurse for child or
adult protection and other team members when exceptional risks are identified.
- To be accountable as a professional for
actions in relation to own and work delegated to others, acting within the NMC
code of professional conduct.
- To be aware of the multiple needs of
children, young people with SEND and their families, acquiring knowledge of
services available to fulfil these needs and ensuring proactive referral to other
agencies where appropriate.
- To assess children, young people and adults holistically and
provide care based on an awareness of the wider determinants of health.
- To promote optimum health outcomes for
children, young people and adults by effective liaison with colleagues both
internal and external to Your Healthcare.
- Participating in and developing health promoting activities for
children, young people and their families in a variety of community settings. Activities include but are not
limited to health assessments, one to one interventions and group sessions for
parents.
- To contribute to service developments across
the SEND Health Service and implement these in the designated locality.
- Participating in use of digital technologies to support service
delivery.
- To participate, as requested by the Clinical
Lead, in Clinical Governance activities such as clinical audit and research.
- To comply with current evidence-based guidelines, Your Healthcare
and relevant policies and procedures and to support other team members to do
the same.
- Ensuring provision identifies needs of children and young people
identified as at risk/or with complex needs and appropriate action is taken.
Communications and Working Relationships
- To provide support, leadership and supervision
of members of a skill mixed locality team when appropriate.
- To allocate work to the most appropriate member of staff.
- To maintain up to date accurate records,
ensuring confidentiality is maintained in accordance with Your Healthcare, NMC
requirements and the Data Protection laws.
- To participate fully in the use of information technology,
collecting and entering statistical data relevant to service area.
- To organise and participate in team, organisational
and partnership meetings as required.
- To participate in and contribute to the development
of the Pre and Post SEND Diagnosis Support Service
- To support supervision of pre-registration
students when shadowing the service and provide mentorship to new members of
staff where relevant.
- To maintain professional competence and personal development by
participation in mandatory and essential training, which are reflected in the
personal development plan.
Decision Making
- To be able to prioritise own caseload and the
work priorities of the team in a way that promotes peoples equality, diversity
and rights.
- To ensure the efficient and effective use of
all resources to meet the needs of service users and their families.
- Working without direct supervision to plan,
deliver and evaluate interventions, applying knowledge of evidence, guidance and
policy.
- Participate fully in regular clinical and
safeguarding supervision activities.
- To be able to recognise when ad hoc support
and supervision is required.
- To contribute to multi-agency decision making
for safeguarded children.
- To apply an understanding of inequalities in
health and vulnerable populations to working practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work
with families with children, young people 0-19 years and their families in the
period up to and post SEND diagnosis to improve outcomes for children and young
people.
-
To assess health
needs and implement planned programmes of care for SEND children, young people
and their families, evaluating the interventions.
-
To delegate
where appropriate to others in a skill-mix team and provide support where
needed.
-
Deliver
specialist SEND guidance, emotional support and advice to children and young
people with additional needs and their families, including developmental
concerns, behaviour, diet and continence.
-
Signposting
and referral to relevant services such as EarlyBird, local support groups and
parent forums.
-
To prepare
training materials for parents using evidenced-based interventions and NICE
guidelines where appropriate as well as deliver courses to parents.
-
To contribute
to the improvement of the service delivery of the Pre and Post Diagnosis SEND
support Team to improve support for families.
-
To
encourage service user feedback to shape the activities of the team.
-
To work with the clinical lead to support any
identified variance in clinical practices in the 0-19 wider team and contribute
to service improvement activities to improve outcomes for children and young
people with SEND.
-
To
establish and maintain good working relationships with other stakeholders,
including parents, education, health and social care providers, to ensure a
Whole System Approach is adopted in supporting children, young people and their
families.
-
To be
passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people aged 0-19
years with identified SEND, encouraging equity of access to services.
-
To be aware
of relevant legislation, national and local drivers, such as the Children and
Families Act (2014) and local SEND Futures plans.
-
To work
across both Kingston and Richmond boroughs to support families in both boroughs,
thereby ensuring equality of access to support.
Key Result Areas
Service Delivery
- To promote optimal health outcomes
for children, young people with SEND and their families by:
- Maintaining knowledge of the health needs of children, young
people and their families and apply this to practice.
- Continuously developing expertise in children
and adults, ensuring the use of these skills in practice, adhering to Your
Healthcare policies, alerting senior staff and the named nurse for child or
adult protection and other team members when exceptional risks are identified.
- To be accountable as a professional for
actions in relation to own and work delegated to others, acting within the NMC
code of professional conduct.
- To be aware of the multiple needs of
children, young people with SEND and their families, acquiring knowledge of
services available to fulfil these needs and ensuring proactive referral to other
agencies where appropriate.
- To assess children, young people and adults holistically and
provide care based on an awareness of the wider determinants of health.
- To promote optimum health outcomes for
children, young people and adults by effective liaison with colleagues both
internal and external to Your Healthcare.
- Participating in and developing health promoting activities for
children, young people and their families in a variety of community settings. Activities include but are not
limited to health assessments, one to one interventions and group sessions for
parents.
- To contribute to service developments across
the SEND Health Service and implement these in the designated locality.
- Participating in use of digital technologies to support service
delivery.
- To participate, as requested by the Clinical
Lead, in Clinical Governance activities such as clinical audit and research.
- To comply with current evidence-based guidelines, Your Healthcare
and relevant policies and procedures and to support other team members to do
the same.
- Ensuring provision identifies needs of children and young people
identified as at risk/or with complex needs and appropriate action is taken.
Communications and Working Relationships
- To provide support, leadership and supervision
of members of a skill mixed locality team when appropriate.
- To allocate work to the most appropriate member of staff.
- To maintain up to date accurate records,
ensuring confidentiality is maintained in accordance with Your Healthcare, NMC
requirements and the Data Protection laws.
- To participate fully in the use of information technology,
collecting and entering statistical data relevant to service area.
- To organise and participate in team, organisational
and partnership meetings as required.
- To participate in and contribute to the development
of the Pre and Post SEND Diagnosis Support Service
- To support supervision of pre-registration
students when shadowing the service and provide mentorship to new members of
staff where relevant.
- To maintain professional competence and personal development by
participation in mandatory and essential training, which are reflected in the
personal development plan.
Decision Making
- To be able to prioritise own caseload and the
work priorities of the team in a way that promotes peoples equality, diversity
and rights.
- To ensure the efficient and effective use of
all resources to meet the needs of service users and their families.
- Working without direct supervision to plan,
deliver and evaluate interventions, applying knowledge of evidence, guidance and
policy.
- Participate fully in regular clinical and
safeguarding supervision activities.
- To be able to recognise when ad hoc support
and supervision is required.
- To contribute to multi-agency decision making
for safeguarded children.
- To apply an understanding of inequalities in
health and vulnerable populations to working practice.
Person Specification
Other factors
Essential
- Valid UK driving licence/car driver.
- Access to a car for work purposes
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical qualification RGN/ RN
- Health visiting. School nurse (SCPHN) qualification, Learning Disabilities Nurse qualification or registered paediatric nurse with experience of working with children with additional needs (Documentary evidence of qualifications must be provided prior to appointment and/or confirmation or professional registration.)
- Educated to degree level
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of current issues affecting community health services including: Childrens Centres and Extended Schools, clinical effectiveness, evidence based care and clinical governance.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Knowledge of principals of Safeguarding Children management
- Knowledge of principles and practice of supervision.
- Ability to understand key elements of change management.
- Demonstrates an awareness of the complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines.
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience of reflective practice
- Understanding of NMC Code of Conduct scope of professional Practice
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Applies equality of opportunity to all staff.
- A commitment to improve outcomes for all children and their families.
- A keen interest in developing knowledge and skills to identify needs of SEND children and young people and their families and support positive change in services.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience in School Health/Health Visiting, or equivalent community role
- Experience of implementing evidence -based practice
- Experience of developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies
- Experience of working within a community setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to facilitate the development of effective teams.
- Ability to develop practice and give feedback to clinicians and managers.
- Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and to demonstrate an ability to make decisions
- Ability and capacity to think widely and openly and to analyse complex problems and develop solutions
- Ability to critically appraise research findings and draw out significance for clinical practice and implement the research findings
- Ability to effectively use different styles of influencing in a variety of settings
- Ability to present and write information in a clear and precise manner
- Ability to pay attention to detail.
Desirable
- Teaching, presentation and facilitation skills
Person Specification
Other factors
Essential
- Valid UK driving licence/car driver.
- Access to a car for work purposes
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical qualification RGN/ RN
- Health visiting. School nurse (SCPHN) qualification, Learning Disabilities Nurse qualification or registered paediatric nurse with experience of working with children with additional needs (Documentary evidence of qualifications must be provided prior to appointment and/or confirmation or professional registration.)
- Educated to degree level
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of current issues affecting community health services including: Childrens Centres and Extended Schools, clinical effectiveness, evidence based care and clinical governance.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Knowledge of principals of Safeguarding Children management
- Knowledge of principles and practice of supervision.
- Ability to understand key elements of change management.
- Demonstrates an awareness of the complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines.
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience of reflective practice
- Understanding of NMC Code of Conduct scope of professional Practice
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Applies equality of opportunity to all staff.
- A commitment to improve outcomes for all children and their families.
- A keen interest in developing knowledge and skills to identify needs of SEND children and young people and their families and support positive change in services.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience in School Health/Health Visiting, or equivalent community role
- Experience of implementing evidence -based practice
- Experience of developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies
- Experience of working within a community setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to facilitate the development of effective teams.
- Ability to develop practice and give feedback to clinicians and managers.
- Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and to demonstrate an ability to make decisions
- Ability and capacity to think widely and openly and to analyse complex problems and develop solutions
- Ability to critically appraise research findings and draw out significance for clinical practice and implement the research findings
- Ability to effectively use different styles of influencing in a variety of settings
- Ability to present and write information in a clear and precise manner
- Ability to pay attention to detail.
Desirable
- Teaching, presentation and facilitation skills
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).