Following a retendering process, the children's service is due to be transferred to the new provider on the 1st of April 2025. Given this post sits within the transferring service, in line with the legislative requirements, the successful candidate will be part of the TUPE transfer along with other colleagues.
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified (Children's, Learning Disability or Adult) Nurse to join our innovative team within this exciting role. This post is based at Pond Meadow School, Guildford GU1 1DR for pupils aged 2-19 years who have severe learning disability with additional health needs and is part of Specialist School Nursing Service Surrey. Our Nursing Service supports children and young people to be able to safely attend school irrespective of their health needs. We ask that the ideal candidate has experience of working with children with special needs and a passion to make a difference in helping to achieve better health outcomes.
If you are interested in joining our dedicated team we would be very happy to hear from you. We welcome informal visits.
Main duties of the job
1. Responding to medical emergencies
2. Training educational staff in nursing procedures including gastrostomy and seizure management
3. Contributing and attending multi-agency safeguarding meetings
4. Delivery of Nurse led clinics
5. Supporting families and being an advocate for child/young person
6. Participation in clinical and safeguarding supervision
7. Participation in auditing
8. Participation in EHCP meetings
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation; if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job responsibilities
See full job description for outline of principal duties required in this role.
Accountable to Senior Nurse, Clinical Team Lead and Head of Specialist Community Children's Service Surrey.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Senior Nurse in overseeing the provision of health care for children and young people, aged 2-19 years, with severe/profound and multiple learning and physical difficulties.
This will be achieved by providing expert training, advice, and support to the school staff and other people involved in their care in line with the Special School Nursing Service offer.
Person Specification
Skills
* Reliable and Flexible
* Ability to work well in stressful situations
Qualifications
* RN / RNC / RSCN / LD with specific children's experience
* Evidence of broad clinical experiences
* Minimum of 1 year post-registration experience
* Experience of working in community health setting children or learning disability
Other
* Car Driver
Experience
* Good understanding of current nursing workforce issues
* Clear understanding of community health services
* Consolidated clinical nurse training and experience of caring for sick children for 1 year post qualification
* Evidence of professional development
* Experience of participating in clinical audit
* Management / leadership qualification
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.
£31,469 to £38,308 a year inclusive of 5% HCAS
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