Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a Special School Nurse (Band 5 or 6) to provide specialised health care support for children and young people with medical needs at Harrow special schools.
We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals who can work autonomously as well as collaboratively as part of the Harrow Community Children's Nursing Team. Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you have the passion to join our well-established team and support ongoing transformation?
The Special School Nursing Team operates in the schools from Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
This position comes with a Term Time Contract.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing excellent, high-quality service to children in Harrow who have additional and special educational needs. Your role will involve working closely with children, their parents or caregivers, and other key partners to improve health outcomes and help children with special needs reach their full potential in all environments: at home, in the community, and at school.
Good communication and positive working relationships with school staff and the leadership team are essential parts of this role.
We encourage applications from children's or learning disability nurses who have experience or a strong interest in working with children with additional needs.
About us
We offer job satisfaction along with training, support, and clinical supervision. If you want to join a team that values your contributions and provides the opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you.
Candidates are welcome to arrange informal visits to the special schools in by contacting Ola Adesemoye.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Special School Nurses work closely with the people who use our services and their families. Families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Special School Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive, but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
- ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Special School nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model to healthcare assistants/ support workers/school staff and students to ensure they are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Special School Nurses work closely with the people who use our services and their families. Families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Special School Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive, but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
- ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Special School nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model to healthcare assistants/ support workers/school staff and students to ensure they are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registered nurse - RNChild / LD Nurse / Community Children's Nurse
- oNumeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- oEvidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- oMentorship qualification
- oEpilepsy PET 1 & 2 course
- oIndependent & Supplementary Prescribing Course
Previous Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience as a Band 6 in children's services or a Band 5 nurse with significant experience
- oRecent experience with children's nursing within acute/community or school setting/ children nursing.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience working in a Special school
- oCommunity experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Able to demonstrate partnership working with agencies
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- Able to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
- You are expected to have the skills required to act as a professional, registered nurse and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
- High standard of clinical expertise and knowledge of general paediatrics
- Experience of working with the acute, long term conditions and complex children/young people
- Experience of working with students
- Child protection knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
- Intravenous Training (theory & practice)
- Awareness of the health needs of children and young people
- An understanding of clinical governance framework in relation to practice
- Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- oCaring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
- oRespectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- oAble and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- oAble and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Other
Essential
- Access to Car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes
- Able to work efficiently in the community
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registered nurse - RNChild / LD Nurse / Community Children's Nurse
- oNumeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- oEvidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- oMentorship qualification
- oEpilepsy PET 1 & 2 course
- oIndependent & Supplementary Prescribing Course
Previous Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience as a Band 6 in children's services or a Band 5 nurse with significant experience
- oRecent experience with children's nursing within acute/community or school setting/ children nursing.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience working in a Special school
- oCommunity experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Able to demonstrate partnership working with agencies
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- Able to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
- You are expected to have the skills required to act as a professional, registered nurse and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
- High standard of clinical expertise and knowledge of general paediatrics
- Experience of working with the acute, long term conditions and complex children/young people
- Experience of working with students
- Child protection knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
- Intravenous Training (theory & practice)
- Awareness of the health needs of children and young people
- An understanding of clinical governance framework in relation to practice
- Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- oCaring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
- oRespectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- oAble and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- oAble and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Other
Essential
- Access to Car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes
- Able to work efficiently in the 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).
