Job summary
We are looking for a passionate and proactive Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to young people with complex needs within our specialist college and residential settings. The successful candidate will provide strong clinical leadership across the service, supporting safe, effective practice and working collaboratively with Education, Care and Therapy teams to promote student wellbeing and independence.
They will work closely with the Clinical Team, Head of Care and Registered Manager to ensure regulatory compliance, oversee assessment and care planning, and contribute to continuous quality improvement across the college.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to Nursing Associates and Nursing Assistants.
Lead the development, implementation and review of holistic, person-centred care plans.
Oversee medication management systems and delegated health tasks in line with CQC and legal requirements.
Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, EHCP processes and pre-entry assessments.
Support training, competency assessment and ongoing professional development across the workforce.
Requirements:-
* Registered Nurse on the NMC register
* Recognised Nursing qualification
* Recent experience of working with individuals with complex health needs within a health, education or care setting
* Experience of medication administration and delegated clinical tasks
* Knowledge of safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and CQC regulatory standards
* Experience of supervising, mentoring or supporting junior staff
* Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
About us
Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Henshaws is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. It is a criminal offence for people barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group e.g. vulnerable adults, children or both. An Enhanced DBS with barring and reference checks will be sought from the successful candidate.
Henshaws reserves the right to check social media accounts of all successful applicants.
Registered Charity No: 221888
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
clinical nursing leadership, guidance and support across the college
workforce, ensuring professional knowledge and skills remain current and
evidence-based.
Supervise,
mentor and develop junior staff, ensuring appropriate oversight, safe
practice and professional development.
Ensure
clinical practice aligns with the college Quality Improvement Plan and
service objectives.
Oversee assessment and care delivery
for students with complex needs, ensuring appropriate staff allocation.
Lead
the planning, delivery and evaluation of training for delegated health tasks,
including competency assessment, including action plans where appropriate,
ensuring all staff receive appropriate induction, mandatory training and
role-specific clinical training to meet standards and legal requirements.
Take
overall responsibility for students physical, emotional and social
wellbeing.
Develop,
implement and review holistic, person-centred care plans incorporating
student views and wishes.
Promote
student independence, dignity, choice and high standards of care.
Ensure
compliance with health and safety, infection prevention and control, and
relevant legislation.
Identify
and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with organisational policy.
Contribute to clinical governance,
quality assurance, audits and service improvement.
Undertake
essential nursing duties including medication administration and other clinical
interventions, supporting training and service delivery.
Work with College Managers to ensure
Care Leaders oversee and monitor medicine administration systems effectively
and in accordance with CQC and legal requirements.
Maintain accurate clinical records,
reporting systems, audits and action plans.
Communicate
effectively with students, families, professionals and multidisciplinary
teams.
Respond
to incidents, lead investigations and implement learning to improve practice.
Participate
in on-call clinical escalation and multidisciplinary meetings as required.
Ensure
staff receive appropriate induction, mandatory and role-specific clinical
training.
Contribute to EHCP processes,
pre-entry assessments, review reports and support senior leadership as
required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
clinical nursing leadership, guidance and support across the college
workforce, ensuring professional knowledge and skills remain current and
evidence-based.
Supervise,
mentor and develop junior staff, ensuring appropriate oversight, safe
practice and professional development.
Ensure
clinical practice aligns with the college Quality Improvement Plan and
service objectives.
Oversee assessment and care delivery
for students with complex needs, ensuring appropriate staff allocation.
Lead
the planning, delivery and evaluation of training for delegated health tasks,
including competency assessment, including action plans where appropriate,
ensuring all staff receive appropriate induction, mandatory training and
role-specific clinical training to meet standards and legal requirements.
Take
overall responsibility for students physical, emotional and social
wellbeing.
Develop,
implement and review holistic, person-centred care plans incorporating
student views and wishes.
Promote
student independence, dignity, choice and high standards of care.
Ensure
compliance with health and safety, infection prevention and control, and
relevant legislation.
Identify
and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with organisational policy.
Contribute to clinical governance,
quality assurance, audits and service improvement.
Undertake
essential nursing duties including medication administration and other clinical
interventions, supporting training and service delivery.
Work with College Managers to ensure
Care Leaders oversee and monitor medicine administration systems effectively
and in accordance with CQC and legal requirements.
Maintain accurate clinical records,
reporting systems, audits and action plans.
Communicate
effectively with students, families, professionals and multidisciplinary
teams.
Respond
to incidents, lead investigations and implement learning to improve practice.
Participate
in on-call clinical escalation and multidisciplinary meetings as required.
Ensure
staff receive appropriate induction, mandatory and role-specific clinical
training.
Contribute to EHCP processes,
pre-entry assessments, review reports and support senior leadership as
required.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- At Henshaws, we are guided by our core values: ARE:
- Ambition - continuously striving to do more and do better
- Respect - acting with integrity, valuing each individual and their voice
- Empowerment - enabling others to thrive and take control of their lives
- All employees are expected to uphold and promote these values in their daily work, interactions, and decision-making, contributing to a positive and inclusive culture across the charity.
- Commitment to the aims and mission of Henshaws Specialist College
- Commitment to personalised, compassionate care and support
- Enthusiasm to work with young people to encourage learning and independence to build confidence and improve quality of life.
- Demonstrates a can do attitude with a solutions focused approach
- Able to prioritise and work under pressure. To be resilient and adaptable to changing demands
Experience
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable and to respond to changing need.
- Experience in supervising or delegation of nursing care tasks consistent with Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines
- Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
- IT literate with a working knowledge of MS office in particular Word, Excel and Outlook
- An understanding of the assessment of need for students with disabilities and the resource needs that come from it
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
- Understanding of the needs of students with learning difficulties and/or other disabilities
- Ability to work within a team and contribute to development of new projects, policies and procedures
- Understanding of the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety/CQC
- Understanding of Child Protection/Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults policies and procedures
Desirable
- An overview/understanding of the roles of other professionals in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience working with young people with disabilities in a learning environment
- Knowledge of the regulatory framework within which a residential college for people with learning and physical disabilities operates, including the needs of children under 18.
- Experience, knowledge or understanding of specialist methods of communication, i.e. Braille, BSL, Makaton etc
Qualifications
Essential
- A Registered Nurse with a current NMC PIN Number
- Appropriately trained and qualified to supervise the delivery of nursing tasks through the delivery of staff training and undertaking competency assessments
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- At Henshaws, we are guided by our core values: ARE:
- Ambition - continuously striving to do more and do better
- Respect - acting with integrity, valuing each individual and their voice
- Empowerment - enabling others to thrive and take control of their lives
- All employees are expected to uphold and promote these values in their daily work, interactions, and decision-making, contributing to a positive and inclusive culture across the charity.
- Commitment to the aims and mission of Henshaws Specialist College
- Commitment to personalised, compassionate care and support
- Enthusiasm to work with young people to encourage learning and independence to build confidence and improve quality of life.
- Demonstrates a can do attitude with a solutions focused approach
- Able to prioritise and work under pressure. To be resilient and adaptable to changing demands
Experience
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable and to respond to changing need.
- Experience in supervising or delegation of nursing care tasks consistent with Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines
- Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
- IT literate with a working knowledge of MS office in particular Word, Excel and Outlook
- An understanding of the assessment of need for students with disabilities and the resource needs that come from it
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
- Understanding of the needs of students with learning difficulties and/or other disabilities
- Ability to work within a team and contribute to development of new projects, policies and procedures
- Understanding of the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety/CQC
- Understanding of Child Protection/Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults policies and procedures
Desirable
- An overview/understanding of the roles of other professionals in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience working with young people with disabilities in a learning environment
- Knowledge of the regulatory framework within which a residential college for people with learning and physical disabilities operates, including the needs of children under 18.
- Experience, knowledge or understanding of specialist methods of communication, i.e. Braille, BSL, Makaton etc
Qualifications
Essential
- A Registered Nurse with a current NMC PIN Number
- Appropriately trained and qualified to supervise the delivery of nursing tasks through the delivery of staff training and undertaking competency assessments
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).