Job summary
We have Band 5 Special School Nurse vacancies within our City-Wide Service and would welcome applications from enthusiastic committed children's nurses or learning disability nurse with proven clinical experience and who have excellent communication skills and are able to manage their time effectively.
An understanding of the needs of children and young people with Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) and/or additional health problems is essential.
The children are aged from 2 1/2 to 19 years and have a wide range of complex health needs. The successful candidate will be based within the special schools in Birmingham and must be able to travel during the working day.
Full training and support will be given.
An Enhanced DBS will be required for this post.
Main duties of the job
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About us
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Designated by the band 6 Special School Nurse to act as the named nurse for one or more Schools within a quadrant grouping providing health surveillance specialist advice and clinical programmes of care
- To assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- To carry out prescribed nursing interventions as per the care plan under the direction of the Special School Nurse. Each care plan will identify:
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- Existing clinical needs and how and by whom these will be met.
- Monitoring the childs growth and development in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
- Progress against the plan, expected outcomes and timescales.
- Safeguarding needs.
- The care plan will be made available to sit alongside and complement the childs individual Education Plan (IEP)
- To prioritise daily care, responding to emergencies as required
- To work with the Special School Nurse to assess the needs of the school age population and promote healthy lifestyles within the Public Health Role of School Nursing
- To ensure safe custody and administration of prescribed medication in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines
- To liaise appropriately and effectively with education staff, other agencies and parents/carers to achieve optimum health in school age children and young people
- To demonstrate, teach and supervise aspects of nursing care that can be delegated to support staff and education staff
- To contribute to the induction of new staff
- Participate in the prevention, identification and protection of children at risk in accordance with Trust Safeguarding Procedures
- To facilitate and attend school medicals and undertake nurse led assessments where relevant
- Undertake screening programmes in accordance with Trust Policy
- To participate in immunisation sessions to allocated schools when required and assist in sessions at other Special Schools if required
- To provide advice to parents, pupils and school staff on preventative measures to limit outbreaks of infectious disease
- Observes own personal duty of care to equipment and resources
Joint Working
- To ensure clarity about the role of the School Nurse with educational staff, parents/carers and other colleagues
- To work in partnership with the School Doctor
- To work closely with the School Nursing Team, participating in team meetings and supporting objective setting, clinical governance priorities and the overall functioning of the team
Professional
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain up to date professional registration
- To participate in clinical and safeguarding supervision
- To keep up to date with current clinical developments through supervision, reading and attendance at courses
- To participate in the education and training of pre and post registration students and the induction of new staff
- To participate in clinical audits
Information Resources
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous records which comply with Trust Policy
- To share information with others, observing Data Protection/Information Sharing Guidelines
- To ensure the timely recording and submission of activity data in line with service protocols.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Designated by the band 6 Special School Nurse to act as the named nurse for one or more Schools within a quadrant grouping providing health surveillance specialist advice and clinical programmes of care
- To assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- To carry out prescribed nursing interventions as per the care plan under the direction of the Special School Nurse. Each care plan will identify:
-
- Existing clinical needs and how and by whom these will be met.
- Monitoring the childs growth and development in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
- Progress against the plan, expected outcomes and timescales.
- Safeguarding needs.
- The care plan will be made available to sit alongside and complement the childs individual Education Plan (IEP)
- To prioritise daily care, responding to emergencies as required
- To work with the Special School Nurse to assess the needs of the school age population and promote healthy lifestyles within the Public Health Role of School Nursing
- To ensure safe custody and administration of prescribed medication in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines
- To liaise appropriately and effectively with education staff, other agencies and parents/carers to achieve optimum health in school age children and young people
- To demonstrate, teach and supervise aspects of nursing care that can be delegated to support staff and education staff
- To contribute to the induction of new staff
- Participate in the prevention, identification and protection of children at risk in accordance with Trust Safeguarding Procedures
- To facilitate and attend school medicals and undertake nurse led assessments where relevant
- Undertake screening programmes in accordance with Trust Policy
- To participate in immunisation sessions to allocated schools when required and assist in sessions at other Special Schools if required
- To provide advice to parents, pupils and school staff on preventative measures to limit outbreaks of infectious disease
- Observes own personal duty of care to equipment and resources
Joint Working
- To ensure clarity about the role of the School Nurse with educational staff, parents/carers and other colleagues
- To work in partnership with the School Doctor
- To work closely with the School Nursing Team, participating in team meetings and supporting objective setting, clinical governance priorities and the overall functioning of the team
Professional
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain up to date professional registration
- To participate in clinical and safeguarding supervision
- To keep up to date with current clinical developments through supervision, reading and attendance at courses
- To participate in the education and training of pre and post registration students and the induction of new staff
- To participate in clinical audits
Information Resources
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous records which comply with Trust Policy
- To share information with others, observing Data Protection/Information Sharing Guidelines
- To ensure the timely recording and submission of activity data in line with service protocols.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Educated to the following level: oRelevant professional qualification - RSCN or RN Child Branch or RNLD
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Post registration community experience.
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary working.
- Experience of working with children.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Sound assessment skills and use of nursing process and models as relevant
- Sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Practice
- Ability to teach others how to carry out clinical care procedures as required
- Good time management skills
Other job requirements
Essential
- Ability to work with other professions/ agencies
- Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Educated to the following level: oRelevant professional qualification - RSCN or RN Child Branch or RNLD
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Post registration community experience.
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary working.
- Experience of working with children.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Sound assessment skills and use of nursing process and models as relevant
- Sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Practice
- Ability to teach others how to carry out clinical care procedures as required
- Good time management skills
Other job requirements
Essential
- Ability to work with other professions/ agencies
- Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
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).
