Special Needs School Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paediatric or Learning Disability Nurse to join our Staffordshire Special Needs School Nursing Team, this post will support our Newcastle Hub.

The successful applicant will work covering the whole of Staffordshire. The team consists of a South Staffordshire base and a North Staffordshire base. The main schools to be covered are in the Newcastle and Stoke on Trent areas although there may be a requirement to cover at other schools if required.

Working as a member of a friendly, highly skilled team you will have the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children and young people who have special needs and their families. You will be responsible for their healthcare needs during the school day and work in partnership with education colleagues in the school and with parents. You will also work collaboratively with the wider Multi Agency Teams to meet health and safeguarding needs

You will be instrumental in realising our vision to constantly strive to improve the healthcare provision within the special schools and be an integral part of the Special School Nursing Team to enable these children to fully access education and so reach their full potential Access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

If you have experience of working with children, especially children with complex additional health needs, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Providing skilled evidence based care to the children within the Special Needs School setting
• Coordination and deliver of care
• Assessment, planning and implementation of care
• Contributing to the Education, Health and Care Plans.
• Training and updating of education, staff using evidence based training packs, to carry out procedures which include administration of medication and enteral feeds
• You will lead on the Initial Health Assessment and drawing up of care plans and work in partnership school staff, parents and carers in their implementation
• Contribute to the public health agenda through Personal Health and Social Education and health promotion activities
• Participate in report writing and attendance at Safeguarding Conferences, Reviews and Core Group meetings with support from the Band 6 Special Needs School Nurses
• Provide Looked After Children Health Care reports

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.