Job summary
BAND 5
SPECIAL SCHOOL NURSE
Special Schools Team
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse to join the Islington Special Schools Nursing Team.This role is ideal for someone who is able to work sensitively with children and young people with autism, learning disabilities and complex medical conditions and advocate for their needs. We work collaboratively with families, teachers, social care and health colleagues to support students to achieve their potential at home, at school and in their communities.
The post holder will work across Islington special schools as required. This includes Richard Cloudesley School, Samuel Rhodes School and the Bridge Academy.
You will work under the supervision of a Clinical Lead Nurse and a Band 6 Nurse and will be working as part of a friendly multidisciplinary team in a supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
This is a busy and diverse role in fast paced settings, no two days are the same. Clinical responsibilities will vary and you will support children and young people with a variety of special needs to obtain optimum health and gain access to a wide education curriculum. Working closely with the clinical lead nurse, special school nurse and other healthcare assistants, your primary role will be assisting delivery of personalised support and care for children and young people attending school. Exact role responsibilities will vary depending on skills and competencies. You will also have a key role in the training of teaching staff, parents and other professionals around the management of children and young people with special needs.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibility as Band 5 Nurse:
- To support children and young people with a variety of special needs to obtain optimum health and gain access to a wide education curriculum.
- To assist the Clinical lead Nurse in assessing the health needs of children entering or leaving Special Schools in consultation with Health Visitors, School Nurse colleagues and other health professionals as appropriate.
- To participate and contribute to agreed health surveillance programmes in special schools including annual health reviews, assessing overall developmental progress and health needs.
- To assist the wider nursing team in covering support in times of short staffing to children and young people with complex learning and physical needs.
- To ensure written statement of nursing need and care plans are produced in collaboration with the Clinical Lead Nurse.
- To work in partnership with other agencies to identify children in need and children on the Child Protection Register, liaising with school staff and Social Workers.
- To assist the Clinical lead Nurse in monitoring the vulnerable children with child protection issues, attending Child Protection Case Conferences as required, reviews, and core group meetings, providing written reports where needed.
- To complete relevant continence assessments as required.
- To provide training and support to HCAs, parents, carers and school staff on a variety of topics around management of children with special needs.
- To undertake screening procedures such as, growth, to include percentile calculations. To identify and refer any concerns arising from the screening
- To assist in the co-ordination of immunisation sessions within the school setting
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibility as Band 5 Nurse:
- To support children and young people with a variety of special needs to obtain optimum health and gain access to a wide education curriculum.
- To assist the Clinical lead Nurse in assessing the health needs of children entering or leaving Special Schools in consultation with Health Visitors, School Nurse colleagues and other health professionals as appropriate.
- To participate and contribute to agreed health surveillance programmes in special schools including annual health reviews, assessing overall developmental progress and health needs.
- To assist the wider nursing team in covering support in times of short staffing to children and young people with complex learning and physical needs.
- To ensure written statement of nursing need and care plans are produced in collaboration with the Clinical Lead Nurse.
- To work in partnership with other agencies to identify children in need and children on the Child Protection Register, liaising with school staff and Social Workers.
- To assist the Clinical lead Nurse in monitoring the vulnerable children with child protection issues, attending Child Protection Case Conferences as required, reviews, and core group meetings, providing written reports where needed.
- To complete relevant continence assessments as required.
- To provide training and support to HCAs, parents, carers and school staff on a variety of topics around management of children with special needs.
- To undertake screening procedures such as, growth, to include percentile calculations. To identify and refer any concerns arising from the screening
- To assist in the co-ordination of immunisation sessions within the school setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN or RN (Child Branch)
Desirable
- School Nurse/ Community Nurse Qualification ideally Specialist Practitioner
- Evidence of Post Registration training and development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages.
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on clinical practice to enhance professional/ personal development.
Desirable
- Skills in staff training and supervision
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children and families with complex needs
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of working together in a team.
Desirable
- Nursing in a diverse inner city community.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN or RN (Child Branch)
Desirable
- School Nurse/ Community Nurse Qualification ideally Specialist Practitioner
- Evidence of Post Registration training and development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages.
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on clinical practice to enhance professional/ personal development.
Desirable
- Skills in staff training and supervision
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children and families with complex needs
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of working together in a team.
Desirable
- Nursing in a diverse inner city community.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
