*INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY* Special School Nurse

Job summary

*INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY*

Band 6 Special School Nurse

Working in the south of Staffordshire within Saxon Hill Acadamy as part of the special school nursing team.

you will be joining a friendly, highly skilled team and will have the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children and young people who have special needs and their families.

The post holder will work as part of a team to participate in the delivery of health care and promote the health and welfare of children attending Staffordshire Special Schools and to acknowledge and respect the individual rights and personal dignity of the students.

The team provides holistic nursing care for pupils with a wide range of learning disabilities, physical disabilities and neurological conditions. We work in partnership with Education, The Local Authority, Parents and other partners to support Children and Young People to remain healthy and reach their academic potential.

The post holder will work autonomously within their sphere of professional practice, working within teams and service guidelines and objectives.

To be involved in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual care needs in line with the core offer of service and Youwill contribute to supporting healthcare needs during the school day working collaboratively with the wider Multi Agency Team, to meet health, developmental and safeguarding needs.

Main duties of the job

To assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

To prioritise daily care, responding to emergencies as required. To assess the needs of the school age population and promote healthy lifestyles within the Public Health Role of School Nursing.

To ensure safe custody and administration of prescribed medication where required in accordance with Trust policies and NMC guidelines.

To liaise appropriately and effectively with parents/carers, education staff and other agencies to achieve optimum health in school age children and young people.

To demonstrate, teach and supervise aspects of care that can be delegated to support staff and education staff.

To contribute to the induction of new staff to the service.

Participate in the prevention, identification, and protection of children at risk in accordance with Trust Safeguarding Procedures.

To facilitate and attend school medicals and undertake nurse led assessments where relevant.

To provide advice to parents, pupils, and school staff on preventative measures to limit outbreaks of infectious diseases

Observes own personal duty of care to equipment and resources.

About us

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight, and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.