Community Children's Nurse - Special Schools

Job overview

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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