Job Description

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children with complex health needs whilst developing your specialist nursing skills in a supportive NHS environment.

Job Purpose

To work as part of the Special School Nursing Team taking overall responsibility for the assessment, provision, management and evaluation of evidence-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, evidence-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 with 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, including assessment and sign off of 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 patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

Benefits

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role Car lease scheme (T&Cs apply) Company car Flexible working options Flexitime Annual travel card loan Free or subsidised travel 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 see attached and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Benefits:


Company car Flexitime Free or subsidised travel
Work Location: In person