Job summary
The successful applicant will be a dynamic, highly motivated individual, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. As a Specials Schools Staff Nurse you will be working as part of pro-active skill mix team who are committed to delivering high quality services.
The service provides support to children, young people and their families within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed need. The service offers every child/family a programme of screening, developmental reviews and information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices as defined by The Healthy Child Programme 0 - 19 years (Department of Health, 2009) and up to the age of 25 years for children and young people with Special Educational Needs.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties
Responsibilities will include caring for children with urinary catheters, gastrostomy feeds, and medication requirements along with an awareness of tracheostomy and stoma care within the school and community settings. Responding to emergency situations and developing specialist individual care plans to meet the child/young person's needs alongside staff training is an important aspect of the role.
Public Health
Undertake holistic assessments of children, young people and families in planning and delivering the Healthy Child Programme, including health screening and immunisations, plus a requirement to safeguard and support the health needs of any vulnerable children/young people within the caseload across the city.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Special Schools Staff Nurse will work predominantly as part of the Special School Health team to promote and improve health and well-being of school-aged children and young people to reduce health inequalities. The post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 (DH 2009). The post holder will work in collaboration with partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families.
The post holder may have responsibility for allocated schools as the named Health Professional, and will work as part of the Special School Health Team with delegated responsibility for the assessment of care needs, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for children, young people and families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Special Schools Staff Nurse will work predominantly as part of the Special School Health team to promote and improve health and well-being of school-aged children and young people to reduce health inequalities. The post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 (DH 2009). The post holder will work in collaboration with partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families.
The post holder may have responsibility for allocated schools as the named Health Professional, and will work as part of the Special School Health Team with delegated responsibility for the assessment of care needs, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for children, young people and families.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration, first level nurse.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ability to prioritise and manage workload
- Ability to motivate, negotiate with and influence others
Desirable
- Consolidated period of post registration experience
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Actively involved in professional development
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised complex activities and programmes of care
- Understanding of local and national influences on health care delivery
- Awareness of current trends in School Health practice
- Knowledge of Health Promotion and Education
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children issues
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Understanding of skills required for team working
- Ability to travel, for work purposes, within the Mersey Care area
Desirable
- Knowledge of Child Immunisation Programme
- Clinical Governance and Risk Management
- Experience of research/audit/evaluation
- Experience of working with children who have tracheostomy's, urinary catheters, stoma, PEG feeds and usage of associated equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration, first level nurse.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ability to prioritise and manage workload
- Ability to motivate, negotiate with and influence others
Desirable
- Consolidated period of post registration experience
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Actively involved in professional development
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised complex activities and programmes of care
- Understanding of local and national influences on health care delivery
- Awareness of current trends in School Health practice
- Knowledge of Health Promotion and Education
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children issues
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Understanding of skills required for team working
- Ability to travel, for work purposes, within the Mersey Care area
Desirable
- Knowledge of Child Immunisation Programme
- Clinical Governance and Risk Management
- Experience of research/audit/evaluation
- Experience of working with children who have tracheostomy's, urinary catheters, stoma, PEG feeds and usage of associated equipment.
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).
