Job summary
Are you a nurse who wants to make a difference in the lives of children, young people and their families across Wolverhampton? If so, then we need you to help us in the delivery of a dynamic and innovative School Nursing Service.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join the Wolverhampton School Nursing service based at Primrose Health Centre to work as part of a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) School nurse team supporting special schools within the City and in Alternative provision.
The candidate will be required to hold an NMC Registration Nurse sub part 1/2, Child Branch, Registered Sick Children's Nurse (RSCN), Learning Disability and have a Degree level education [Health Related]. They must also have experience of working with children with complex cognitive difficulties and/or Social and Emotional difficulties.
You will be required to work flexibly and creatively to best engage and meet the diverse health needs of the school-aged population.
Main duties of the job
Providing a preventative healthcare service to children, young people with SEND and their families.
To include:
Health Promotion and Health Education in 1-1s, small groups or in larger groups.
Planning and delivering packages of care.
Contributing to safeguarding children.
Working alongside a multidisciplinary team.
Working across the community.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registration Nurse sub part 1/2, Child Branch, Registered Sick Children's Nurse (RSCN), Learning Disability
- oDegree level education [Health Related]
- oSignificant experience in NHS or an equivalent healthcare organisation
- oRecognised teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998/Mentorship/SLAiP or equivalent
- oEvidence of professional updating within last 12 months.
Desirable
- oAppropriate post registration course(s) for profession
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
- oExperience of planning a package of care for a child/young person with additional health needs.
- oChild health assessment
- oKnowledge and experience in safeguarding
- oWorking in the community
- oExperience of teaching either to an individual or group/ Ability to design and deliver training programmes
Desirable
- School Nursing
- oKnowledge of current national and local initiatives and their implication for services
other
Essential
- Car owner/driver and daily use of a car.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registration Nurse sub part 1/2, Child Branch, Registered Sick Children's Nurse (RSCN), Learning Disability
- oDegree level education [Health Related]
- oSignificant experience in NHS or an equivalent healthcare organisation
- oRecognised teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998/Mentorship/SLAiP or equivalent
- oEvidence of professional updating within last 12 months.
Desirable
- oAppropriate post registration course(s) for profession
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
- oExperience of planning a package of care for a child/young person with additional health needs.
- oChild health assessment
- oKnowledge and experience in safeguarding
- oWorking in the community
- oExperience of teaching either to an individual or group/ Ability to design and deliver training programmes
Desirable
- School Nursing
- oKnowledge of current national and local initiatives and their implication for services
other
Essential
- Car owner/driver and daily use of a car.
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).
