NHS
Job title:
Special School Nurse
Company
NHS
Job description
Special School Nursing is a growing field of nursing where you will use and develop a multitude of clinical and holistic nursing skills. We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and dynamic nurse to join our friendly and experienced Special School Nursing Team. We provide Specialist School Nursing to nine Special Schools across the Southampton, Hampshire, IOW and Portsmouth and we are looking to recruit a Special School Nurse to work with us primarily across Rosewood and Cedar Schools in Southampton.The candidate must hold either a registration as a Children’s or Learning Disability Nurse with recent experience of working with children and people with learning disabilities. Previous experience of special school nursing would be desirable.Main duties of the jobThe Special School Nursing team works collaboratively with children, families, school staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team within the education setting to ensure a supportive and caring learning environment.The nursing team are responsible for ensuring the health needs of the children are met using a family centred approach to assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the health needs of the children within a specialist education provision.The role will include teaching and training of school staff, creating care plans and supervision of delegated skills including children and young people with a range of complex care, epilepsy and seizure management, enteral feeding, tracheostomy care.About usHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.Date posted31 January 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£29,970 to £36,483 a year based on full time hoursContractFixed termDuration12 monthsWorking patternPart-timeReference number449-CFS-7126Job locationsAdelaide Health Centre, Western Community CentreWilliam Macleod WaySouthamptonHampshireSO16 4XEJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFurther information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone – if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust’s Recruitment team – detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.We are happy to talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFurther information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone – if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust’s Recruitment team – detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.We are happy to talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- BSc Nursing or RN in Child or Learning Disability Nursing and currently registered with NMC
- Practice assessor/supervisor
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
ExperienceEssential
- Experienced in developing patient care plans
- Experienced in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of teaching, training, and supervision/assessing junior staff and students
- Evidence of recent CPD
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- BSc Nursing or RN in Child or Learning Disability Nursing and currently registered with NMC
- Practice assessor/supervisor
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
ExperienceEssential
- Experienced in developing patient care plans
- Experienced in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of teaching, training, and supervision/assessing junior staff and students
- Evidence of recent CPD
Expected salary
£29970 – 36483 per year
Location
Southampton
Job date
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:44:48 GMT
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