Job summary Imagine a career where your ideas shape the future, your work directly impacts your community, and your growth is supported at every step. That's what we offer at Suffolk County Council. As our new Children's Nurse Coordinator for Specialist Learning Support, you'll be at the forefront of reimagining how local government can serve and improve lives. Join us, and let's reimagine the possibilities together. Are you a registered childrens nurse looking for a new opportunity to work within an organisation that will help to develop you to achieve your goals? Would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging and rewarding role to facilitate these Children and Young People (CYP) to access school? Are you passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of these CYP and enabling them to reach their full potential? We are seeking a dedicated Children's Nurse to join our team of Care Coordinators in a dynamic and fulfilling role. As part of a trio of specialised nurses, you'll play a crucial part in supporting children with complex medical needs to access education. You will thrive in a flexible environment and demonstrate a strong commitment to supporting our team of Specialist Learning Support Assistants (SpLSAs). This role demands quick thinking and the ability to work independently, making it perfect for a proactive and resourceful nurse looking to make a real difference in children's lives. Main duties of the job PLEASE APPLY HERE -https://www.suffolkjobsdirect.org/en/sites/CX_1004/job/16915/?utm_mediumjobshare Your role and responsibilities You will: jointly train, monitor and supervise a team of 22 Specialist Learning Support Assistants in the medical interventions required to meet the needs of the CYP alongside the twocurrent Care Co-ordinators work collaboratively with colleagues in education, health and social care, attending meetings where necessary. line managing a small team of SpLSAs and be responsible for their professional development assessment of competency in a variety of medical interventions in line with the service guidelines and assessment frameworks undertake relevant CYP school health care plans and risk assessments for CYP and staff in a variety of settings. You will need Current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration with child branch registration or RSCN diploma/degree A mentorship or teaching qualification (or willingness to undertake) Experience of working with CYP with complex medical needs and reliant upon technology such as tracheostomy, gastrostomy feeding, jejunostomy feeding, non-invasive ventilation, oral suction, oxygen therapy Experience of managing people About us As a modern and effective council, weoffer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range ofskills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options thatflex to reflect the way people work today and take the time tounderstand and support your individual needs. Were drivento make a positive difference to the world around us andencourage everyone with drive and focus to join us andbuild an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities. In return, youll enjoy: up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or NHS Pension travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase training and encouragement to expand your knowledge a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation diverse and active staff networks flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day Plus lots more If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit ourSuffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk). Date posted 01 November 2024 Pay scheme Other Salary £38,223 a year Pay award pending Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working, Term time hours Reference number F0062-16915 Job locations 8 Russell Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2BX Job description Job responsibilities Deliver effective and evidence-based practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and other regulatory documents, and ensure NMC registration is maintained. Work in accordance with the Councils statutory responsibilities, policies and service procedures and comply with equality and diversity policies, procedures and legislation. Maintain customer confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act and SCC guidance. Organise own workload and adopt a solution focused approach to practice. Be responsible for keeping accurate and timely records of work with children, young people and families and writing relevant reports using electronic or other systems as directed, in accordance with record keeping policy and procedures. Work directly with children, young people & families using the Suffolk Signs of Safety & Wellbeing Framework. Focus practice on prevention, health promotion, early identification of needs, early intervention and achieving best outcomes for children &young people. Be responsible for the training and ongoing supervision of the Specialist Learning Support Assistants to ensure a high level of competence in the support of children with specific complex health needs and those that are dependent on technology for their survival. Delegate tasks to junior colleagues/support staff within the Specialist learning Support Service on a regular basis, providing appropriate specialist support and guidance. Be responsible for the on-going review and development of suitable training packages for the Specialist Learning Support Assistants and ensure that a high level of competency is achieved and maintained to ensure robust and safe delivery of support children with complex health care needs in education settings. Be responsible for the operational management of the Specialist Learning Support Service. Undertake risk assessment and individual school health care plans for children with complex health needs who are reliant upon technology for the school and home settings. Demonstrate knowledge of children with complex needs to SpLS Assistants and/or refer to appropriate professional as necessary. Communicate with other team members (with different skill levels), members of the MDT and other agencies, clients, etc through face-to-face contact, phone calls, meetings, letter, report writing depending on purpose of communication. Communicate with families, children and parents of different cultures, in different contexts when co-ordinating or providing care. Deal with situations carefully, having fully assessed the need of the individual and portray the appropriate information deemed necessary and delicately depending on the situation. Keep accurate up to date records/child protection records adhering to all SCC policies and procedures (including confidentiality). Proactively participate in the creation of a dynamic, flexible and responsive environment through effective communication and contribution of ideas. Ensure high standards of record keeping and communication are maintained by junior members of the team Be aware of staff/children/young people/parents/carers individual needs and anticipate barriers to communication appropriately and effectively whilst always maintaining confidentiality. Deal appropriately with children/young people/parents/carers complaints or dissatisfactions and refer to SCC Customer Rights Team. Identify own training needs and continue development of own specialist skills and knowledge in line with team and professional requirements and attend special interest groups and other professional training groups as appropriate. Recognise the need to access other professional skills and utilise appropriately. Follow the SCC induction process for all new staff in the Specialist Learning Support Service and support student placements as appropriate. Undertake risk assessments and risk management as required to ensure the safety of both staff and patients/families within the appropriate working environment. Ensure adherence to SCC and Safety policy and procedures and maintain safe environments and working practices. Comply with education settings/SCC Infection Control Policies and conduct themselves in such a manner as to minimise the risk of transmission of infections. Comply with jointly agreed policies and procedures of the Local Safeguarding Board/Vulnerable Adult services, including cooperating with the statutory safeguarding agencies in ensuring the safety and well-being of children and attend case conferences and core groups as required. Ensure that staff report incidents and near misses in accordance with SCC policy. Promoting a blame free culture in reporting incidents. Contribute ideas to the on-going development of the Specialist Learning Support Service. Continually monitor role through audit and evaluation in partnership with the SEND manager and contribute ideas for the future delivery of the role. Support the SEND Manager in service evaluation as required. Participate in the recruitment, employment and retention of staff as necessary. Seek the views of children/young people/parents/carers and the Specialist Learning Support Assistants in a way that respects and is sensitive and responsive to their feelings, beliefs, experiences and values their dignity and human rights. Act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples beliefs, preferences and choices in ways that respect diversity and value people. Act as advocate for children/young people/parents/carers. Demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary Ensure self and team members comply with all relevant local policies, procedures and guidelines relating to Equal Opportunities. Attend Equality and Diversity training as per SCC policy. Utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence-based practice. Be fully conversant with the policies and procedures of SCC and know how to access them. To work within operational guidelines for service provision for children and young people. Review clinical practice of self, Specialist Learning Support Assistants and others to ensure that it reflects current best practice and has a sound evidence base, within specialist area. Be competent in a range of clinical skills, and contribute to teaching these clinical skills to other members of the Specialist Learning Support Service as necessary. Attend CYP, Inclusion meetings, Annual reviews, Child Death Reviews and Family Network meetings on a regular basis. Assess own workload and prioritise as appropriate. Safeguard children and young people through effective practice and multiagency working including participation in safeguarding meetings and contributing to assessment processes. Identify risk and safeguarding concerns and escalate immediately where appropriate. Contribute to quality assurance processes within the service. Access learning opportunities, including mandatory training, clinical supervision & performance reviews, to reflect on and develop practice. Support the provision of an appropriate learning environment to enable other practitioners and students to develop. Supervise staff and students and mentor pre-registration nursing students (if mentorship qualification held) as required. Support the delivery of training sessions for colleagues, pupils and school staff when required. Undertake other activities and tasks allocated by manager or senior colleagues, in keeping with the responsibilities of the grade. Although this list provides examples of what you will be doing its not intended to be exhaustive, and you will have personal objectives linked to our People Plans and Strategies that will be discussed and agreed with your line manager when you start. Job description Job responsibilities Deliver effective and evidence-based practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and other regulatory documents, and ensure NMC registration is maintained. Work in accordance with the Councils statutory responsibilities, policies and service procedures and comply with equality and diversity policies, procedures and legislation. Maintain customer confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act and SCC guidance. Organise own workload and adopt a solution focused approach to practice. Be responsible for keeping accurate and timely records of work with children, young people and families and writing relevant reports using electronic or other systems as directed, in accordance with record keeping policy and procedures. Work directly with children, young people & families using the Suffolk Signs of Safety & Wellbeing Framework. Focus practice on prevention, health promotion, early identification of needs, early intervention and achieving best outcomes for children &young people. Be responsible for the training and ongoing supervision of the Specialist Learning Support Assistants to ensure a high level of competence in the support of children with specific complex health needs and those that are dependent on technology for their survival. Delegate tasks to junior colleagues/support staff within the Specialist learning Support Service on a regular basis, providing appropriate specialist support and guidance. Be responsible for the on-going review and development of suitable training packages for the Specialist Learning Support Assistants and ensure that a high level of competency is achieved and maintained to ensure robust and safe delivery of support children with complex health care needs in education settings. Be responsible for the operational management of the Specialist Learning Support Service. Undertake risk assessment and individual school health care plans for children with complex health needs who are reliant upon technology for the school and home settings. Demonstrate knowledge of children with complex needs to SpLS Assistants and/or refer to appropriate professional as necessary. Communicate with other team members (with different skill levels), members of the MDT and other agencies, clients, etc through face-to-face contact, phone calls, meetings, letter, report writing depending on purpose of communication. Communicate with families, children and parents of different cultures, in different contexts when co-ordinating or providing care. Deal with situations carefully, having fully assessed the need of the individual and portray the appropriate information deemed necessary and delicately depending on the situation. Keep accurate up to date records/child protection records adhering to all SCC policies and procedures (including confidentiality). Proactively participate in the creation of a dynamic, flexible and responsive environment through effective communication and contribution of ideas. Ensure high standards of record keeping and communication are maintained by junior members of the team Be aware of staff/children/young people/parents/carers individual needs and anticipate barriers to communication appropriately and effectively whilst always maintaining confidentiality. Deal appropriately with children/young people/parents/carers complaints or dissatisfactions and refer to SCC Customer Rights Team. Identify own training needs and continue development of own specialist skills and knowledge in line with team and professional requirements and attend special interest groups and other professional training groups as appropriate. Recognise the need to access other professional skills and utilise appropriately. Follow the SCC induction process for all new staff in the Specialist Learning Support Service and support student placements as appropriate. Undertake risk assessments and risk management as required to ensure the safety of both staff and patients/families within the appropriate working environment. Ensure adherence to SCC and Safety policy and procedures and maintain safe environments and working practices. Comply with education settings/SCC Infection Control Policies and conduct themselves in such a manner as to minimise the risk of transmission of infections. Comply with jointly agreed policies and procedures of the Local Safeguarding Board/Vulnerable Adult services, including cooperating with the statutory safeguarding agencies in ensuring the safety and well-being of children and attend case conferences and core groups as required. Ensure that staff report incidents and near misses in accordance with SCC policy. Promoting a blame free culture in reporting incidents. Contribute ideas to the on-going development of the Specialist Learning Support Service. Continually monitor role through audit and evaluation in partnership with the SEND manager and contribute ideas for the future delivery of the role. Support the SEND Manager in service evaluation as required. Participate in the recruitment, employment and retention of staff as necessary. Seek the views of children/young people/parents/carers and the Specialist Learning Support Assistants in a way that respects and is sensitive and responsive to their feelings, beliefs, experiences and values their dignity and human rights. Act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples beliefs, preferences and choices in ways that respect diversity and value people. Act as advocate for children/young people/parents/carers. Demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary Ensure self and team members comply with all relevant local policies, procedures and guidelines relating to Equal Opportunities. Attend Equality and Diversity training as per SCC policy. Utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence-based practice. Be fully conversant with the policies and procedures of SCC and know how to access them. To work within operational guidelines for service provision for children and young people. Review clinical practice of self, Specialist Learning Support Assistants and others to ensure that it reflects current best practice and has a sound evidence base, within specialist area. Be competent in a range of clinical skills, and contribute to teaching these clinical skills to other members of the Specialist Learning Support Service as necessary. Attend CYP, Inclusion meetings, Annual reviews, Child Death Reviews and Family Network meetings on a regular basis. Assess own workload and prioritise as appropriate. Safeguard children and young people through effective practice and multiagency working including participation in safeguarding meetings and contributing to assessment processes. Identify risk and safeguarding concerns and escalate immediately where appropriate. Contribute to quality assurance processes within the service. Access learning opportunities, including mandatory training, clinical supervision & performance reviews, to reflect on and develop practice. Support the provision of an appropriate learning environment to enable other practitioners and students to develop. Supervise staff and students and mentor pre-registration nursing students (if mentorship qualification held) as required. Support the delivery of training sessions for colleagues, pupils and school staff when required. Undertake other activities and tasks allocated by manager or senior colleagues, in keeping with the responsibilities of the grade. Although this list provides examples of what you will be doing its not intended to be exhaustive, and you will have personal objectives linked to our People Plans and Strategies that will be discussed and agreed with your line manager when you start. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration with child branch registration or RSCN diploma/degree A mentorship or teaching qualification (or willingness to undertake) Experience Essential Experience of working with CYP with complex medical needs and reliant upon technology such as tracheostomy, gastrostomy feeding, jejunostomy feeding, non-invasive ventilation, oral suction, oxygen therapy Experience of managing people Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration with child branch registration or RSCN diploma/degree A mentorship or teaching qualification (or willingness to undertake) Experience Essential Experience of working with CYP with complex medical needs and reliant upon technology such as tracheostomy, gastrostomy feeding, jejunostomy feeding, non-invasive ventilation, oral suction, oxygen therapy Experience of managing people 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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. 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 Suffolk County Council Address 8 Russell Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2BX Employer's website https://careers.suffolk.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)