Community Children's Nurse - Special Schools

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are pleased to advertise a maternity cover post at The Bridge Special School in Telford.

This role is part of an integrated special school nursing team across Shropshire and Telford and to ensure familiarity of the children and young people's needs, the post holder based at The Bridge School will work at least 1 day every half term at the Severndale School. There may also be times when staff need to work flexibly across our school sites on request.

Operational hours are Monday- Friday 08.30-16.30 however on occasions there may be the need for the post holder to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including seeing the children in their own homes or other community settings and where appropriate supporting an 24/7 end of life care package.

As the post holders main duties will be during core school hours, annual leave must be taken during school holidays, following a request and approval process to ensure the service is covered throughout the year.

The post holder will need to be able to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

  • To have responsibility for a delegated workload as agreed with the Team Leader and senior nurse.
  • To work in partnership and demonstrate excellence in communication withSchool staff, professional teams, parents, carers and children.
  • Contribute to the identification and prevention of child abuse or neglect in line with national and local child protection guidance and procedures.
  • To actively engage and encourage the involvement of service users/carers in the planning and delivery of care.
  • To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for children & young people in school as appropriate to their individual needs under supervision of a senior nurse.
  • To provide training and supevision to support workers in the school environment delivering care to Children ensuring delegated nursing tasks are safely and effectively undertaken.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

20 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6519305-OPS

Job locations

Severndale Special School or The Bridge School

c/o Coral House

Shrewsbury or Telford

SY1 3GZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • First Level Registration - RN Child/RSCN/Learning Disability
  • Evidence of consolidation experience post registration

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate relevant and recent post registration experience working within an environment supporting children and young people with both complex/acute health needs
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the job.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • The ability to establish good working relationships with families and multi-disciplinary team members
  • Experience of liaison with multi-disciplinary team working
  • Awareness of child protection issues
  • Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including local and national guidelines. Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Competent in the use of IT
Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • First Level Registration - RN Child/RSCN/Learning Disability
  • Evidence of consolidation experience post registration

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate relevant and recent post registration experience working within an environment supporting children and young people with both complex/acute health needs
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the job.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • The ability to establish good working relationships with families and multi-disciplinary team members
  • Experience of liaison with multi-disciplinary team working
  • Awareness of child protection issues
  • Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including local and national guidelines. Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Competent in the use of IT

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Severndale Special School or The Bridge School

c/o Coral House

Shrewsbury or Telford

SY1 3GZ


Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Severndale Special School or The Bridge School

c/o Coral House

Shrewsbury or Telford

SY1 3GZ


Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Children's Nursing Team Lead

Sara Logan

shropcom.ccnadmin@nhs.net

01743450855

Date posted

20 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6519305-OPS

Job locations

Severndale Special School or The Bridge School

c/o Coral House

Shrewsbury or Telford

SY1 3GZ


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