Sister CCNS Special Schools
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Job summary
The Band 6 role requires an experienced, dynamic children's nurse with eighteen months community and/or special school experience. We also require that you are car driver which is essential. The post holder will be required to support families with assertive caseload management to ensure all aspects of social, emotional, practical and nursing needs are met. You will need to be flexible and forward thinking, able to work independently and as part of a friendly and supportive team delivering nursing care to a diverse caseload. It is essential that you will have excellent clinical and communication skills. The post holder will also be expected to provide leadership and supervision to the Children's Community Nurses and act as a role model for the delivery of excellent palliative care.
Main duties of the job
This post requires you to work with children with special needs in an education setting with a multi-professional team., You will require excellent and effective leadership skills in managing the day to day running for the nurses and support workers within school, ensuring the child's needs are met. You must have delegation skills and be able to problem solve and manage change. You will also require a good standard of IT andkeyboard skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as Word, PAS, e-rostering etc. You should also be able to work under pressure with competing priorities such as reports and submissions for Education and Health Care Plans as well as supporting the Consultant in clinic. You must be competent in a wide variety of clinical skills and competency to maintain credibility and can act on your own initiative
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Details
Date posted
17 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
225-DIV3-6314613-A
Job locations
Penn Hall Special School
Vicarage Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 5HP
Employer details
Employer name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address
Penn Hall Special School
Vicarage Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 5HP
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