# Band 6 Special School Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-special-school-nurse/7d912650-0a49-47ee-bc40-eb240f418e3a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-special-school-nurse/7d912650-0a49-47ee-bc40-eb240f418e3a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Moseley Hall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** School nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent: Term time - **Employment type:** Part time, Term time hours, 35 hours per week (Term Time) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T23:03:18.237Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Children_Families/Children_Families-v8279972 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8279972?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of multi-disciplinary working. - Experience of working with children with complex health and social needs. **Desirable** - Post registration community experience. ### Skills/knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrate ability to manage caseload/workload and associated resources. - Ability to delegate work appropriately. - Evidence of assessment skills and ability to manage a range of care plans. - 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. - Ability to teach relatives, clients and staff across relevant areas of self-care and appropriate nursing practice. - Ability to demonstrate written skills that area relevant, accurate and concise. - Awareness of the needs of ethnic minority clients/carers. - Ability to work in a supervisory capacity when required. - Ability to supervise, support and motivate junior staff - 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 - Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in respect of Health & Safety - Awareness of the needs of ethnic minority clinets/carers - Ability to demonstrate verbal skills - Demonstrate knowledge of child protection issues and policies **Desirable** - Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Care particularly those affecting primary care - Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of standard setting and audit processes ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately. - Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, multi-disciplinary team and children/young people. - Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working. - Ability to be flexible when managing change. ### Other job requirements **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working. - Ability to be flexible when managing change. - Ability to travel to work and other locations as required - Ability to learn & apply knowledge appropriately ### Qualifications / training **Essential** - Registered Children’s Nurse/Registered Learning Disability Nurse - Evidence of continuous professional development. **Desirable** - A Specialist Public Health or Community Nursing Qualification would be desirable but not essential ## Documents - [band 6 jd/ps (pdf, 263.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10596340) - [bchc local benefits (pdf, 99.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2722) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.