Job summary
This is a excellent opportunity for a registered nurse to join the special school nursing team working in schools in Northumberland. The post holder will manage their own caseload and workload; providing skilled nursing support and health education to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and training and advice to education staff. Clinical supervision and daily advice and support is available from the senior special school nurse, the team lead for the service and the children's community nursing team.
Main duties of the job
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for children/young people with a range of disabilities within a Special School.
- To provide skilled nursing support to enable children with complex health needs to access educational opportunities.
- To provide health education and promotion to enable children with complex health needs to promote physical, emotional and mental health.
- To offer training and support to education and social care staff specific to the needs of the individual children/young people.
About us
The special school nursing team are a caring and friendly team who are committed to providing high quality, safe and caring services to the children, young people and their families.
Northumbria are one of the top performing trusts, twice rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
If you share our passion for working with children and young people with SEND, implementing high standards of health care and health education, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will encompass responsibility for all aspects of health care for children and young people in the special school units; implementing high standards of health care and education.
The role will involve working without direct supervision. Advice and support is available from the Senior Special School Nurse, Team Lead for Special School Nursing and Childrens Community Nursing Colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will encompass responsibility for all aspects of health care for children and young people in the special school units; implementing high standards of health care and education.
The role will involve working without direct supervision. Advice and support is available from the Senior Special School Nurse, Team Lead for Special School Nursing and Childrens Community Nursing Colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse/ Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Learning Disability
- Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse/ Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Learning Disability
- Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)
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.
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).
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.
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).
