Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Special School Nurse (Band 6) to provide specialist health care support for children and young people with medical needs for the Harrow Special schools.
We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic staff who are able to work to work autonomously . Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have the enthusiasm to join the well established team and support transformation?
Currently the Special School Nursing Team are based in the schools, working Monday to Friday 8.00-16.00, Term Time Contract.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing an excellent, high quality service to the children of Harrow who have additional needs and support the special schools in Harrow. Your work will entail working closely with children, their parent/carers and key partners to improve health outcomes and support children with special needs to achieve their full potential within all settings; at home, community and at school.
Good communication and working relationships with the school staff and school leadership team is an essential part of the role.
We welcome applications from children's or learning disability nurses with experience or interest in working with children with additional needs.
About us
Together with job satisfaction, we can offer training, support and clinical supervision. If you want to join a team where your contribution is valued and where you have the opportunity to make a real difference in peoples lives, then we would like to hear from you.
Candidates are welcome to arrange informal visits to the special schools in by contacting Ola Adesemoye on o.adesemoye1@nhs.net.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Special School Nurses work closely with the people who use our services and their families. Families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Special School Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive, but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
- ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Special School nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model to healthcare assistants/ support workers/school staff and students to ensure they are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Special School Nurses work closely with the people who use our services and their families. Families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Special School Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive, but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
- ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Special School nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model to healthcare assistants/ support workers/school staff and students to ensure they are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registered nurse - RNChild / LD Nurse / Community Children's Nurse
- oNumeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- oEvidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- oMentorship qualification
- oEpilepsy PET 1 & 2 course
- oIndependent & Supplementary Prescribing Course
Previous Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience as a Band 6 in children's services or a Band 5 nurse with significant experience in clinical setting catering for children.
- oRecent experience with children's nursing within acute/community or school setting/ children nursing.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience working in Special school
- oCommunity experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oAble to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- oAble to demonstrate partnership working with agencies
- oMaintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- oAble to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- oAble to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
- oYou are expected to have the skills required to act as a professional, registered nurse and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
- o Clinical Leadership: Working with Others
Desirable
- oExpertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
- oIntravenous Training (theory & practice)
- oAwareness of the health needs of children and young people
- oAn understanding of clinical governance framework in relation to practice
- oSupervision, Line management and appraisal training
- o Experience of working with students
- o Central line management
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- oCaring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
- oRespectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- oAble and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- oAble and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Other
Essential
- oAbility to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptions
- oAble to work efficiently in the community
Desirable
- oAccess to Car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registered nurse - RNChild / LD Nurse / Community Children's Nurse
- oNumeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- oEvidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- oMentorship qualification
- oEpilepsy PET 1 & 2 course
- oIndependent & Supplementary Prescribing Course
Previous Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience as a Band 6 in children's services or a Band 5 nurse with significant experience in clinical setting catering for children.
- oRecent experience with children's nursing within acute/community or school setting/ children nursing.
Desirable
- oPrevious experience working in Special school
- oCommunity experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- oAble to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- oAble to demonstrate partnership working with agencies
- oMaintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- oAble to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- oAble to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
- oYou are expected to have the skills required to act as a professional, registered nurse and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
- o Clinical Leadership: Working with Others
Desirable
- oExpertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
- oIntravenous Training (theory & practice)
- oAwareness of the health needs of children and young people
- oAn understanding of clinical governance framework in relation to practice
- oSupervision, Line management and appraisal training
- o Experience of working with students
- o Central line management
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- oCaring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
- oRespectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- oAble and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- oAble and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Other
Essential
- oAbility to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptions
- oAble to work efficiently in the community
Desirable
- oAccess to Car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes
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).
