Job summary We are seeking an outstanding Special School Nurse to join our well-established Special School Nursing Service. At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust we provide nursing support to six special schools that sit within our trusts footprint and we have a vacancy for an enthusiastic forward thinking Special School Nurse. The vacancy will be based in one of our six special schools and will require some clinical support across any of the schools. We are looking for an experienced nurse, who has previously worked in a school environment or healthcare role with children and young people. We will offer you clinical supervision, regular appraisal, training and support in achieving your personal development plan as well as peer support from colleagues in similar roles. You will be taking an important role within the delivery of integrated children's acute and community services. Child Health offers excellent development opportunities and a range of expertise for advice and support in your role. Main duties of the job You will have responsibility for ensuring plans of care are maintained and reviewed, support consultant led clinics, work with children and families to help achieve maximum independence in health and wellbeing and develop best practice in line with the Child Health Strategy and health promotion. You will work closely with teachers and classroom assistants in meeting care needs and in teaching health interventions and health promotion skills. This busy role requires you to be flexible in a constantly changing environment and to respond to emergency needs as they arise. About us Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust. Date posted 21 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum Pro Rata (Term Time Only) Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Term time hours Reference number 251-FCSS4564-SSN Job locations Basingstoke or Winchester School Basingstoke RG24 9NA Job description Job responsibilities Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. Job description Job responsibilities Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. Person Specification Training and Qualifications Essential Professional UK registration, e.g. RSCN, CH Dip Experience and Knowledge Essential Positive, optimistic attitude, enthusiastic and self-motivated. Skills and Abilities Essential Able to work flexibly and to be able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments. Person Specification Training and Qualifications Essential Professional UK registration, e.g. RSCN, CH Dip Experience and Knowledge Essential Positive, optimistic attitude, enthusiastic and self-motivated. Skills and Abilities Essential Able to work flexibly and to be able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments. 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. 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. 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 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Basingstoke or Winchester School Basingstoke RG24 9NA Employer's website https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)