Band 5 Special Schools Nurse

Job summary

We have the opportunity for a trained children's or learning disability nurse to join our special schools nursing team for Solihull for a 9 month fixed term period. This is a great opportunity for personal and professional development, to extend knowledge and skills of working with children with complex physical and learning needs.

You will work as part of the team to assess the health needs of school aged children and young people with additional health needs and learning disability; promoting healthy lifestyles through effective health education programmes and contributing to wider public health agenda in partnership with key agencies and professionals.

You will learn how to complete specialist nursing assessments, plan care and implement interventions to promote the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families with complex health needs. We work as integral members of the Multi-disciplinary Team maintaining responsibility for a designated case-load and acting autonomously as appropriate. Our team positively represents the needs and rights of children and young people, promoting equality and assisting access to NHS and any other services.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Our ideal candidate will be able to organise themselves and daily tasks to deliver effective and efficient care within our schools.

All nurses carry a caseload which includes primary and secondary aged children & young people and are expected to assess the health needs of the school community and meet those needs through multi-agency working, provision of health promotion activities, staff training, liaison with parents & carers and referrals to appropriate agencies as required.

You will formulate care plans in partnership with children, parents and in liaison with members of the wider multidisciplinary team regarding medical conditions and emergency treatment. You will promote public health principles in school and the community through effective partnership working, policy development and curriculum planning.

Staff are expected to : participate in and support the provision of 'drop in' sessions within schools for children and parents; follow Trust and NMC guidance on confidentiality at all times; contribute to education review meetings; contribute to Education and Health Care Plans and at all times promote inclusion for children with learning disabilities and complex needs.

We encourage nursing students across all community areas and all staff should be able to identify and respond to their learning needs. All staff are expected to actively participate in day-to-day supervision including clinical and safeguarding supervision, appraisal, 1 to 1s and NMC revalidation.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current registration with NMC RSCN/RN Child Branch,Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities

Prepared to undertake relevant training e.g. public health,sexual health,counselling skills

Evidence of professional development and relevant study

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and young people in health or education settings

Experience of multi-agency working

Awareness of safeguarding issues

Awareness of national issues/strategies affecting children and young people.

Evidence of continued professional development.

Understanding of confidentiality and accountability.

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.