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District Nursing Deputy Team Manager - Urgent Response, London
Client:
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
3ab5345c1d1c
Job Views:
51
Posted:
22.01.2025
Expiry Date:
08.03.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
BAND 5
SPECIAL SCHOOL NURSE
Special Schools Team
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse to join the Islington Special Schools Nursing Team. This role is ideal for someone who is able to work sensitively with children and young people with autism, learning disabilities and complex medical conditions and advocate for their needs. We work collaboratively with families, teachers, social care and health colleagues to support students to achieve their potential at home, at school and in their communities.
The post holder will work across Islington special schools as required. This includes Richard Cloudesley School, Samuel Rhodes School and the Bridge Academy.
You will work under the supervision of a Clinical Lead Nurse and a Band 6 Nurse and will be working as part of a friendly multidisciplinary team in a supportive environment.
Main duties of the job
This is a busy and diverse role in fast-paced settings, no two days are the same. Clinical responsibilities will vary and you will support children and young people with a variety of special needs to obtain optimum health and gain access to a wide education curriculum. Working closely with the clinical lead nurse, special school nurse and other healthcare assistants, your primary role will be assisting delivery of personalised support and care for children and young people attending school. Exact role responsibilities will vary depending on skills and competencies. You will also have a key role in the training of teaching staff, parents and other professionals around the management of children and young people with special needs.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibility as Band 5 Nurse:
* To support children and young people with a variety of special needs to obtain optimum health and gain access to a wide education curriculum.
* To assist the Clinical lead Nurse in assessing the health needs of children entering or leaving Special Schools in consultation with Health Visitors, School Nurse colleagues and other health professionals as appropriate.
* To participate and contribute to agreed health surveillance programmes in special schools including annual health reviews, assessing overall developmental progress and health needs.
* To assist the wider nursing team in covering support in times of short staffing to children and young people with complex learning and physical needs.
* To ensure written statement of nursing need and care plans are produced in collaboration with the Clinical Lead Nurse.
* To work in partnership with other agencies to identify children in need and children on the Child Protection Register, liaising with school staff and Social Workers.
* To assist the Clinical lead Nurse in monitoring the vulnerable children with child protection issues, attending Child Protection Case Conferences as required, reviews, and core group meetings, providing written reports where needed.
* To complete relevant continence assessments as required.
* To provide training and support to HCA’s, parents, carers and school staff on a variety of topics around management of children with special needs.
* To undertake screening procedures such as, growth, to include percentile calculations. To identify and refer any concerns arising from the screening.
* To assist in the co-ordination of immunisation sessions within the school setting.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RSCN or RN (Child Branch)
* School Nurse/ Community Nurse Qualification ideally Specialist Practitioner
* Evidence of Post Registration training and development
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages.
* To demonstrate the ability to reflect on clinical practice to enhance professional/ personal development.
* Skills in staff training and supervision.
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience working with children and families with complex needs.
* Ability to demonstrate an understanding of working together in a team.
* Nursing in a diverse inner city community.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
* Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
* Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
* Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
* Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
* Participate in required training and supervision.
* Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct.
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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