Job Description

Promoting the health of children with complex health needs attending special schools within the boroughs of both Greenwich and Bexley; helping children and young people to realise their potential in health and education.



Ensuring all children and young people has access to a dedicated special school nursing service that is informed by evidence of good practice.



The Community Children's Nursing Service is part of a network of services for children in Greenwich and Bexley providing high quality specialist child centred care. The HCA will work as part of this team but will be based within the special schools setting. The post holder must possess good communication skills and be able to work as part of the wider Community Children's Nursing Service.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post:

We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.



To provide & promote health care for students with Special Needs and complex healthcare needs.



Work as part of Special School Nurse Team. To provide & promote health care for students with Special Needs and Complex Healthcare Needs. Involved in delivery of clinical care in accordance with healthcare plans. Supporting the school nurse with medicines management within the Special schools Assisting with health assessments Supporting the school nurse to manage clinical emergencies. To support the special school nurse with the training and competence of education staff To be familiar with IT systems such as Microsoft word. To have experience supporting children with special educational needs or be willing to do so. To maintain accurate clinical records and to update patient records in a timely manner. To recognise the child at risk discussing in the first instance with the line manager and complying with the Trust and London Child Protection procedures

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.



We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.



Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:



We're Kind



We're Fair



We Listen



We Care



To carry out care plans developed by the School Nurse or Community Children's Nurse

To undertake skilled clinical tasks following competency-based training; for example tracheostomy care, the care management of enteral feeding devices (naso-gastric/Gastrostomy/jejunostomy), suctioning. This is not an exhaustive list and there may be times that you are required to learn additional clinical skills.

To assess an unwell student, undertake clinical observations and report your findings to the school nursing team.

To monitor the heights and weights of students as identified by the care plan and report to the nursing team or dietician.

To be familiar with all equipment required to support the child and to report any deficiency immediately.

To carry out and record safety checks of technical equipment reporting any issues to the school nurse

To carry out duties, within good practice guidelines and involving senior clinicians where required.



Research



To maintain knowledge and skills in supporting children with complex health needs based on up-to-date evidence

To assist in collecting data for audit when appropriate.



Communication



To assist in the provision of support and advice to parents regarding health issues in liaison with the school Nurse.



To develop supportive relationships with students and assist in responding to their clinical needs.



To establish and maintain good relationships with all members of the Specialist Nursing Service, Multidisciplinary team, Community Children's team, Education staff and other agencies directly involved with the student.



To keep accurate and clear records, to make verbal and written reports as required, ensuring these are kept up-to-date.



To maintain timely and up to date reports on RIO system according to Trust policy and in the family held record.