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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Evidence of multi-disciplinary working.
- Experience
Experience of working with children with complex health and social needs.
- Skills/knowledge
Demonstrate ability to manage caseload/workload and associated resources.
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to delegate work appropriately.
- Skills/knowledge
Evidence of assessment skills and ability to manage a range of care plans.
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Services particularly those affecting primary care.
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to teach relatives, clients and staff across relevant areas of self-care and appropriate nursing practice.
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to demonstrate written skills that area relevant, accurate and concise.
- Skills/knowledge
Awareness of the needs of ethnic minority clients/carers.
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to work in a supervisory capacity when required.
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to supervise, support and motivate junior staff
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to demonstare sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends and practices including evidence based ones relevant to needs of school population
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in respect of Health & Safety
- Skills/knowledge
Awareness of the needs of ethnic minority clinets/carers
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to demonstrate verbal skills
- Skills/knowledge
Demonstrate knowledge of child protection issues and policies
- Personal qualities
Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately.
- Personal qualities
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, multi-disciplinary team and children/young people.
- Personal qualities
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working.
- Personal qualities
Ability to be flexible when managing change.
- Other job requirements
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working.
- Other job requirements
Ability to be flexible when managing change.
- Other job requirements
Ability to travel to work and other locations as required
- Other job requirements
Ability to learn & apply knowledge appropriately
- Qualifications / training
Registered Children’s Nurse/Registered Learning Disability Nurse
- Qualifications / training
Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Post registration community experience.
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Care particularly those affecting primary care
- Skills/knowledge
Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of standard setting and audit processes
- Qualifications / training
A Specialist Public Health or Community Nursing Qualification would be desirable but not essential
Job overview
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
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.
This post is for: 2 x Band 6 Special School Nurse( one is for 35 hours and the other is 28 hours per week)
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.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Band 6 Special School Nurse with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Band 6 School nurse role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata). The contract type is Permanent: Term time. The application deadline is 02 Oct 2026.
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