Job Description

Job Purpose - Mon to Fri full time or term time



To work as part of the Special School Nursing Team taking overall responsibility for the assessment, provision, management and evaluation of evidenced based nursing care to children in the Special Schools. To work as part of the Special School Nursing team, to provide day to day management of the care worker staff, equipment and clinical resources in the schools, in line with professional standards and quality of care. To take responsibility for training relevant support staff and care worker staff, in line with agreed competency based training packages. To provide clinical input to the school management boards for school-wide issues. To assess the health needs of children and school community, agree individual and school health plans and deliver these through multidisciplinary partnerships. To organise the day-to-day Special School Nursing Service to children with complex health needs at the Special Needs Schools. To provide skilled, effective, evidenced based nursing care for children with complex care needs including technology dependent children. To participate in direct clinical input to ensure appropriate nursing and screening interventions. To promote the optimum use of available resources and to secure the highest standards of care to both primary and secondary age children. To provide information and support to facilitate the child's and family's own choices with regards to nursing care To administer medication as prescribed and ensure safe storage of medicines in accordance to CLCH policy in Special Schools where nurses are based. To deliver and manage training needs of school and health staff in the delivery of health care to children in the school, through the agreed competency based training packages, including assessment and sign off competency of staff members. To manage the provision of continence products to children and young people in the school, working alongside the Care Workers. To ensure safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps in personal practice and within the team

Just as we care about our service user's wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the Trust and local induction to introduce you to the role 0-19 services.

Bespoke housing is available for key workers within central London: https://www.sharetobuy.com/

Car lease scheme *T&C's apply

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training, support, and development in your career



To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits



Please refer to the attached and Persons Specification.



Please see attached and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.