Job summary
Following a retendering process, the children's service is due to be transferred to the new provider on the 1st of April 2025. Given this post sits within the transferring service, in line with the legislative requirements, the successful candidate will be part of the TUPE transfer along with other colleagues.
The Ridgeway School is a Special School for children and
Young People aged 2-19 with severe and profound multiple learning difficulties.
Based
within the school, you will be managing a small team of nurses and an Assistant
Practitioner. You will also be part of the wider, County wide Special School
Nursing service.
We
ask that you have a minimum of 3 years post registration clinical experience of
working with children/young people with learning disability and additional
health needs.
If
you are compassionate and committed to providing high quality care to children
and young people and are interested in working within a special, we would love
to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Leading a small nursing team, based
within the school
Working in partnership with
Children/Young People, Parents, Carers, Multiagency and Multidisciplinary
teams
Responsible for overseeing the
provision of health care for children and young people attending the school
Responding to medical
emergencies
Overseeing range of nursing
assessments
Overseeing care planning
Training educational staff in
nursing procedures including gastrostomy and tracheostomy care using evidenced
based competencies
Overseeing medication management
Leading on health-related safeguarding
concerns in partnership with the school and social care
Contributing to EHCP and
multi-agency meetings
Delivering Nurse/Assistant Practitioner
led clinics
Outreach to Learning and
Additional Needs (LAN) schools
Part of a wider County Wide
team
Accountable to Clinical Team
Leader and Clinical Service Manager of Special School Nursing
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest
established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get
NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of
5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the
care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to
the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and
leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called
The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are
heard at Board level.
CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused
individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from
all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for
and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named
individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leading a small nursing team, based
within the school
Working in partnership with
Children/Young People, Parents, Carers, Multiagency and Multidisciplinary
teams
Responsible for overseeing the
provision of health care for children and young people attending the school
Responding to medical
emergencies
Overseeing range of nursing
assessments
Overseeing care planning
Training educational staff in
nursing procedures including gastrostomy and tracheostomy care using evidenced
based competencies
Overseeing medication management
Leading on health-related safeguarding
concerns in partnership with the school and social care
Contributing to EHCP and
multi-agency meetings
Delivering Nurse/Assistant Practitioner
led clinics
Outreach to Learning and
Additional Needs (LAN) schools
Part of a wider County Wide
team
Accountable to Clinical Team
Leader and Clinical Service Manager of Special School Nursing
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leading a small nursing team, based
within the school
Working in partnership with
Children/Young People, Parents, Carers, Multiagency and Multidisciplinary
teams
Responsible for overseeing the
provision of health care for children and young people attending the school
Responding to medical
emergencies
Overseeing range of nursing
assessments
Overseeing care planning
Training educational staff in
nursing procedures including gastrostomy and tracheostomy care using evidenced
based competencies
Overseeing medication management
Leading on health-related safeguarding
concerns in partnership with the school and social care
Contributing to EHCP and
multi-agency meetings
Delivering Nurse/Assistant Practitioner
led clinics
Outreach to Learning and
Additional Needs (LAN) schools
Part of a wider County Wide
team
Accountable to Clinical Team
Leader and Clinical Service Manager of Special School Nursing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN(Adult), RN(Child) or RSCN, RN (LD) with specific childrens experience and learning disability experience
Desirable
- Evidence of broad clinical experiences
- Management/leadership qualification
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
- Mentor preparation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of staff management
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
Desirable
- Experience of initiating and participating in clinical audit
- Good understanding of current nursing workforce issues
- Clear understanding of community health services
- Evidence of professional development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead and manage a team
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety and Risk management
- Broad range of clinical skills
- Ability to organise the work load, able to delegate and prioritise
- Computer literate
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Other
Essential
- Car Driver
- Reliable and Flexible
- Innovative
- Assertive
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN(Adult), RN(Child) or RSCN, RN (LD) with specific childrens experience and learning disability experience
Desirable
- Evidence of broad clinical experiences
- Management/leadership qualification
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
- Mentor preparation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of staff management
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
Desirable
- Experience of initiating and participating in clinical audit
- Good understanding of current nursing workforce issues
- Clear understanding of community health services
- Evidence of professional development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead and manage a team
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety and Risk management
- Broad range of clinical skills
- Ability to organise the work load, able to delegate and prioritise
- Computer literate
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Other
Essential
- Car Driver
- Reliable and Flexible
- Innovative
- Assertive
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).
