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Senior Special Needs School Nurse (term-time only)
Band 6
Main area: Community Children's Nursing Team
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-6888566RLH
Site: Stephen Hawking Special Needs School
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
Job overview
The Community Children’s Nursing Team is part of an Integrated Service for Disabled Children operating within a wider service system encompassing Acute and Community Services. The team provides care for children between the ages of 0-19 years who are in need of nursing care at home or in an education setting.
An opportunity has arisen to appoint a term time only, Band 6 Special School nurse. The post holder will be predominantly based at Stephen Hawking Special Needs school for pupils aged 5-11, but may need to rotate across the other 2 sites when necessary. The hours are Mon-Fri 08:30 – 16:30 term time only.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership to the nursing team within Beatrice Tate and Stephen Hawking Special Needs Schools, ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of individualised family centred care to children and their families in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. The post holder is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the health care needs of children within the special needs schools.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RSCN / RN Child with current registration
* Preparation for mentorship course or equivalent
* Educated to degree level or working towards it
* Specialist Community Public Health qualification.
Experience
* Post registration experience as a Band 5 Nurse
* Previous experience of working with children with complex needs.
* Previous experience of working within an educational setting
* Experience of assessing and supervising nursing students
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure that anyone who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.
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