Job summary
Are you an experienced Paediatric or Learning disabilities nurse with a passion to deliver high quality nursing care in a special school environment.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse/Learning Disabilities Nurse to join the Special School Nursing Team at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust.
The team provides specialist nursing to 5 schools across Huddersfield and Halifax and you will work within the team. Initially based at Spring Hall/ Ravenscliffe Secondary School in Halifax as a band 5 nurse. It will be expected that you are able to support in all of the schools on an as required basis to rotate skills and staff.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical children's nursing care within the special school setting.
- Develop and implement care for children and young people with complex needs and disability who attend special school
- Take a lead role in the management and support of junior staff on the school site.
- Escalate any concerns to SSNT Team Leader.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Plan, Implement and evaluate care for children and young people in school setting.
- Identifying and providing child specific health care procedures, training for school staff, including competency based assessments where required.
- Use professional knowledge to provide evidence based practice
- Contribute to single and multiagency safeguarding of disabled children, young people and young adults.
- Demonstrate highly skilled and innovative practice and support new ways of working.
- Demonstrate robust assessment skills and recognise the timely need for appropriate action and onward referral and involvement of other agencies.
- Promote best practice and work within the MDT and education staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Plan, Implement and evaluate care for children and young people in school setting.
- Identifying and providing child specific health care procedures, training for school staff, including competency based assessments where required.
- Use professional knowledge to provide evidence based practice
- Contribute to single and multiagency safeguarding of disabled children, young people and young adults.
- Demonstrate highly skilled and innovative practice and support new ways of working.
- Demonstrate robust assessment skills and recognise the timely need for appropriate action and onward referral and involvement of other agencies.
- Promote best practice and work within the MDT and education staff.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice (or within 6 months of completing a validated BSc or MSc course, resulting in NMC registration)
- Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice
- Role Specific Training relevant to specialty of the post
- Teaching Qualification
- Leadership Qualification
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients within the speciality of the post
- Experience of working with patients, and those that matter to them, from a range of diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Experience of working as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise own workload.
- Knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control principles and procedures
- Knowledge and skill in safeguarding principles and procedures
- IT literacy and ability to use NHS systems
- Competence in speciality or role specific extended skills required of the post or willingness to undertake necessary training.
Desirable
- Clinical experience in the specialty of the post
- Skills in research and audit methodology and application of findings to practice
- Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice
- Experience of working with Children and YP with complex medical and nursing needs.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
Desirable
- Human Factors awareness
- Experience working with Children and YP who have communication difficulties.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice (or within 6 months of completing a validated BSc or MSc course, resulting in NMC registration)
- Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice
- Role Specific Training relevant to specialty of the post
- Teaching Qualification
- Leadership Qualification
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients within the speciality of the post
- Experience of working with patients, and those that matter to them, from a range of diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Experience of working as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise own workload.
- Knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control principles and procedures
- Knowledge and skill in safeguarding principles and procedures
- IT literacy and ability to use NHS systems
- Competence in speciality or role specific extended skills required of the post or willingness to undertake necessary training.
Desirable
- Clinical experience in the specialty of the post
- Skills in research and audit methodology and application of findings to practice
- Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice
- Experience of working with Children and YP with complex medical and nursing needs.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
Desirable
- Human Factors awareness
- Experience working with Children and YP who have communication difficulties.
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.
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.
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
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Special School Nursing Sites across Halifax/Huddersfield
Halifax
HX30AQ
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
