Kent
Special School Nurse (Band 5)
Salary equivalent to NHS Band 5
Permanent : Term Time + 2 weeks (41 weeks working plus 6.8 weeks paid holiday)
0.6 WTE (3 days) : Flexibility will be considered
Set weekly shift patterns, including morning, afternoon, evening and school day shifts between the hours of 7am-9pm
Benefits include a generous pension (20.5% employer contribution) & life cover, retail discounts, training opportunities, well-being sessions, free on site parking.
We are looking for a Special School Nurse who would welcome the opportunity to be part of an exciting venture, helping to shape a revised model of practice delivery within a school. As part of a wider health team, you will enjoy working collaboratively to find solutions and demonstrate empathy and understanding and who is uncompromising in their desire to attain the best care for the students.
Supported by a team of Healthcare Assistants, the nurses will deliver staff training, and assess levels of staff competence, developing a robust programme of teaching and training. Nurses will contribute to the assessment of students on admission and following any change in needs, will work with external agencies to facilitate specialist clinics and immunisation programmes, support the development and review of student care plans, manage medication within the school and maintain student’s emergency protocols.
You will be confident in the understanding of evidence-based practice and will be able to prioritise your work to provide direct care, assessment and support when required.
At the School, they celebrate diversity and recognise the benefit of having a multidisciplinary team. Therefore they welcome applications from nurses within Adult, Children or Learning Disability fields. To meet the needs of their students, they are particularly interested in applicants with experience in respiratory care, tracheostomy care, suctioning, enteral feeds, jejunostomy and gastrostomy care. In return, they will be provided with regular support and clinical supervision, support with revalidation and seizure management a bespoke induction and a rewarding and interesting post.
For more details please call (phone number removed)