School Nurse Special Schools

Job summary

Are you a nurse who wants to make a difference in the lives of children, young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and also in supporting their families within Wolverhampton? If so, then we need you to help us in the delivery of a dynamic and innovative School Nursing Service.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join the Wolverhampton School Nursing service based at Primrose Lane Health Centre. You will be part of a Specialist School nurse team supporting 5 schools that deliver education to children with Learning Disabilities and SEND within the City.

The candidate will be required to hold an NMC Registration Nurse sub part 1/2, Child Branch, Registered Sick Children's Nurse (RSCN), Learning Disability and have a degree level education or equivalent [Health Related]. They must also have experience of working with children with complex cognitive difficulties and/or Social and Emotional difficulties.

You will be required to work flexibly and creatively to best engage and meet the diverse health needs of the school-aged population.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure safe and effective clinical practice
• To enhance the child and family experience with regular and constructive communication
• To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives
• To provide apreventative healthcare service to children, young people and their families
• To contribute to enable children with complex needs to have equal access to education in Wolverhampton
• To ensure efficient and effective use of resources

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.