Job summary
Essex Partnership University NHS Trust (EPUT) are seeking to recruit a Specialist School Nurse. This is a two year fixed term position. You will join an existing team of highly motivated and experienced Specialist School Nurses, an Epilepsy Nurse Specialist, Specialist School Nurse Assistants and 2 Associate Practitioners who provide a respite service to our most complex children.We are looking for a highly skilled paediatric nurse, with an understanding of children with complex health needs. You will need to be flexible and dynamic to meet the increasing demands to support children with disabilities and complex long term health needs to access education and achieve their best outcomes. If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work as a team player, the initiative to work autonomously, we would like to hear from you. You should have good organisational skills and evidence of continued professional development.The candidate must either be a Children's Nurse or Learning Disability Nurse with recent experience of working with children. Previous experience of special school nursing would be desirable.This is a two year fixed term position. 25 hours per week. Working pattern can be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
You will require exceptional, communication, organisational skills, collaboratively working with children, families, carers, school staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team within the education setting to ensure a supportive and caring learning environment.
The nurse will be responsible for providing clinical skills and ensuring a holistic, family centered approach to assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the health needs of the children within specialist education. This opportunity will provide excellent experience of working with children within the special school setting.
To communicate effectively to facilitate high level of cooperation and coordination within the multidisciplinary team to ensure delivery of coordinated services.
The Specialist School Nurse will work in partnership with Social Care and other statutory agencies in assessing and providing quality care to children within a selective caseload.
The Specialist School Nurse will work in collaboration with Children's Centres, Extended Schools; voluntary and other statutory agencies to achieve good health gain outcomes for school aged children with additional needs and their families.
The role will include teaching/training, representing at meetings and maintaining the health needs of the children, this may involve a range of complex care, such as enteral feeding, and tracheostomy care.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
o Season Ticket Loans
o NHS discounts for staff
o Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
o Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
o The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
o Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
o Day One Flexible Employer
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assume responsibility and accountability for a caseload of children/young people with diverse presentations/conditions. Prioritising and managing the caseload, taking into account clinical risk and liaising with relevant agencies as appropriate.
- To assist in meeting the health needs of children with additional needs both in special and occasionally mainstream settings, liaising with the paediatric community team, paediatricians and the wider multi-disciplinary team to support their healthcare needs.
- To act as the key worker for some children or service coordinator for children with additional or complex health needs.
- To work within the specialist school nursing service to develop and deliver a training programme for staff and carers within special needs schools in order to support education staff and carers so to deliver the appropriate care for children with additional or complex health needs.
- To assist in developing an individual health care plan for each child within the caseload, and ensuring carers within the school environment are trained and assessed in the implementation of health care delivery such as gastrostomy feeding, administration of medication
- To act as an advocate for child/young person when involved with decision-making relevant to a child/young persons health management.
- Lead on assessment and care plan development for the new intake of school children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assume responsibility and accountability for a caseload of children/young people with diverse presentations/conditions. Prioritising and managing the caseload, taking into account clinical risk and liaising with relevant agencies as appropriate.
- To assist in meeting the health needs of children with additional needs both in special and occasionally mainstream settings, liaising with the paediatric community team, paediatricians and the wider multi-disciplinary team to support their healthcare needs.
- To act as the key worker for some children or service coordinator for children with additional or complex health needs.
- To work within the specialist school nursing service to develop and deliver a training programme for staff and carers within special needs schools in order to support education staff and carers so to deliver the appropriate care for children with additional or complex health needs.
- To assist in developing an individual health care plan for each child within the caseload, and ensuring carers within the school environment are trained and assessed in the implementation of health care delivery such as gastrostomy feeding, administration of medication
- To act as an advocate for child/young person when involved with decision-making relevant to a child/young persons health management.
- Lead on assessment and care plan development for the new intake of school children.
Person Specification
Education / Qulification
Essential
- Registered nurse qualification child branch
- Previous work experience of working with children and young people with a learning disabilities and/or complex health need
- Evidence of continued professional development
- ENB 998 or equivalent mentorship qualification
Desirable
- 1st level degree or willingness to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the individual needs of children and young people with learning disability and complex health needs
- Evidence of continuing professional development and the ability to promote this within the scope of the role
Desirable
- Knowledge of dealing with patients that have a learning disability who also have challenging or physically aggressive behaviours
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Ability to work with the minimum of supervision, make decisions, set priorities, meet deadlines and maintain self-motivation
- Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding children and child protection procedures, specifically for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or complex health needs
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training to a large audience and on an individual child specific basis
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexibility in working hours and environment
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Current driving licence
- Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings within requirements of the post
Person Specification
Education / Qulification
Essential
- Registered nurse qualification child branch
- Previous work experience of working with children and young people with a learning disabilities and/or complex health need
- Evidence of continued professional development
- ENB 998 or equivalent mentorship qualification
Desirable
- 1st level degree or willingness to work towards
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the individual needs of children and young people with learning disability and complex health needs
- Evidence of continuing professional development and the ability to promote this within the scope of the role
Desirable
- Knowledge of dealing with patients that have a learning disability who also have challenging or physically aggressive behaviours
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Ability to work with the minimum of supervision, make decisions, set priorities, meet deadlines and maintain self-motivation
- Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding children and child protection procedures, specifically for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or complex health needs
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training to a large audience and on an individual child specific basis
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexibility in working hours and environment
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Current driving licence
- Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings within requirements of the post
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Specialist Schools Across South East Essex
Southend-On-Sea
SS2 6XT
Employer's website
https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
