Job summary
The Community Children's Nursing Team is part of an Integrated Service for Disabled Children operating within a wider service system encompassing Acute and Community Services.The team needs to evolve to take account of the need for greater integration to meet the challenging needs of local children in the borough.The team provides care for children between the ages of 0-19 years who are in need of nursing care at home or in an education setting.An opportunity has arisen to appoint a term time only, Band 5 Special School nurse. The post holder will be predominantly based at Beatrice Tate Special Needs school for pupils aged 11-19, but may need to rotate across the other 2 sites when necessary.
Main duties of the job
The aim of the role is to help deliver nursing care, support, training and advice to meet the needs of the children/young people and their parents/carers within Stephen Hawking and Beatrice Tate special needs schools.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- RSCN / RN Child with current registration
- Good knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities and how this affects practice, staff and service users
- Good knowledge of key health- related issues affecting children
- Good knowledge and understanding of the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds
- Good understanding of the role of multidisciplinary team work with children with complex needs.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or working towards it
- Specialist Community Public Health Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- 6 months post registration Children's nursing experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with children with complex needs.
- Previous experience of working within an educational setting
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- RSCN / RN Child with current registration
- Good knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities and how this affects practice, staff and service users
- Good knowledge of key health- related issues affecting children
- Good knowledge and understanding of the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds
- Good understanding of the role of multidisciplinary team work with children with complex needs.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or working towards it
- Specialist Community Public Health Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- 6 months post registration Children's nursing experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with children with complex needs.
- Previous experience of working within an educational setting
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).
