Band 6 Special School Nurse

Job overview

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Would you like an opportunity to join a community based nursing team?

This post will be working across the city-wide special school nursing service implementing and delivering specialist nursing care in a special school environment. The successful candidate will be required to carry out assessments; provide both planned and responsive clinical care and ensure that local safeguarding policies are adhered to.

They will be identified as a role model for the Band 5 Special School Nurses and Enteral Feeding Assistants and will also support education staff and offer advice and support to parents and pupils.

We would welcome applications from enthusiastic committed children’s nurses with proven clinical experience who have excellent communication skills and are able to manage their time effectively.

An understanding of the needs of children and young people with disability and/or additional health problems is essential.

Main duties of the job

The Special School Nurse will work as part of a team to provide, protect and improve the health and wellbeing of children with a range of health needs in achieving their full health and educational potential.

The post holder will be responsible for a caseload and will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have continuing responsibility for both direct nursing care and training to health and educational staff on the management of nursing issues.  The post holder will work in partnership with the Doctor and Therapy Team in assessing, reviewing and meeting the needs of children and young people.

The core offer from the Special School Nursing Service consists of:

• assessment and review
• hands on clinical care
• key worker and signposting including transition
• training and supervision, and
• a general role in optimising long term health and lifestyles

To have management responsibility of junior team members (e.g. Band 3 and Band 5) supported by Band 7 and be activity engaged in supervision of student nurse placements.

Supporting the Team Leader with their management responsibility of the Band 5 nurses, Health Care Assistants, Admin and Clerical staff in their immediate locality.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.