Special School Nurse - Childrens Community Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Plan and deliver nursing care to pupils within the school setting to meet their health needs.

Provide training to education staff and others on how to meet the health needs of pupils in school. Such as enteral/parental feeds, passing gastrostomy tubes, management of colostomies/ileostomies, catheterisations, tracheostomies, suctioning, emergency medications, drugs: oral, injection.

Assess plan and implement care for any pupils requiring their health needs to be met in school. Ensuring each child has a health care plan.

With support of lead school nurse undertake assessments for continuing health care, annual reviews etc .

Work as part of the special school nurse team under the lead of the Band 7 to ensure that nursing services are consistent over the 3 school sites managed by UHP.

With guidance from lead school nurse identify social care needs including protection from abuse and refer to Social Services as indicated. Produce health assessments in conjunction with the Framework for Assessment, provide reports for and attend case conferences and court as indicated.

Contribute to the maintenance of high standards of care by participating in the development of evidence-based protocols and guidelines as part of the special school nurse team.

Develop and maintain knowledge of conditions that effect children within the special schools.

Assess the need for and organise where necessary supplies of equipment that will be needed within the school setting.

Be part of the transition planning with school staff and health colleagues to support preparing for adult hood.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to pupils and provide health information as required.

Follow child protection processes to keep children safe. (Working Together 2015 )

Report any untoward incidents and complaints to the lead nurse and complete the Datix process as required. Support with clinics in school eg consultant clinics , orthoptist, dieticians etc

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Establish methods of communication and understanding with young children or those who have sensory or communication difficulties.

Communicate condition related information to children and their families/carers at a level appropriate to their understanding.

Educate, support and guide children and their families in order to promote empowerment by facilitating an understanding of the management of the childs condition. Including educational staff so children can access school.

Supervision of untrained staff as required.

In liaison with other school/health staff refer to other agencies regarding psychology, behaviour support plans etc to meet the needs of children within the school. Use knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines to communicate sensitively on issues of child protection.

Identify appropriate self-help or voluntary organisations advising the child and family of the facilities they offer. Provide teaching and updating for education colleagues in appropriate techniques and treatments.

Provide specialist advice and support to external agencies, i.e. social services, education and voluntary services about the care of children with specific conditions. All Job Holders are required to THIS PAGE MUST BE INCLUDED IN ALL JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Work to the Trust values - Put patients first, Take ownership, Respect others, Be positive, Listen, learn and improve. Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities etc

Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.

Attend statutory, essential and mandatory training.

Respect the confidentiality of all matters relating to their employment and other members of staff. All members of staff are required to comply with the requirements of the UK Data Protection Act 2018/UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) or Data Protection legislation

Comply with the Corporate Governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Trust.

Comply with the codes of professional conduct set out by the professional body of which registration is required for the post.

Ensure they are familiar with the Risk Management Framework, follow policies, procedures and safe systems of work, make known any hazards or risks that they identify and take all necessary actions to reduce risk.

Ensure the welfare and safety of children within their care. This includes staff who come into contact with children and families in the course of their work as well as those staff who have a specific role with children and families.

Ensure they attend Child Protection training at the appropriate level within the specified time frame.

Staff must comply with Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in order to promote safeguarding and prevent abuse to vulnerable people using Trust services.

Maintain the prevention and control of infection and fully comply with all current Trust Infection Control policies and procedures.

Take responsibility for any records that they create or use in the course of their duties, in line with the Public Records Act and be aware that any records created by an employee of the NHS are public records and may be subject to both legal and professional obligations

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Proven post registration demonstrable experience, with proven evidence of recent clinical skills
• Demonstrable experience of nursing children with ongoing health needs

Desirable

• Demonstrable community experience

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration

Desirable

• Relevant post registration module assessor /supervisor training

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Well organised

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Mill Ford School

Rochford Cresent

Plymouth

PL5 2EY

Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)