Special School Nurse
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Job overview
Special School Nurse.
We would welcome applications from enthusiastic committed children’s nurses or learning disability nurses with proven clinical experience to work in the special schools that form The Vale Federation in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
We would therefore welcome applications from nurses who have excellent communication skills and are able to manage their time effectively. An understanding of the needs of children and young people with Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) and additional health problems is essential.
The children are aged from nursery age through to 11 years and have a wide range of learning disabilities and some have complex health needs. The successful candidate will be based within Booker Park School in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The nurse will work closely with education and other agencies to ensure the children achieve their full potential in school.
This is a permanent special school nurse position. The post is available from April 2025, the hours are up to 37.5 hours per week term time only. You would be working as a member of a wider dedicated and enthusiastic team of special school nurses working across the county of Buckinghamshire.
Main duties of the job
The special school nurse will be responsible for ensuring that all children with complex health needs have detailed health care plans and that these are reviewed and evaluated on a yearly basis.
There is a Multidisciplinary team at the school and a real ethos of working together for the benefit of the children, in order to help them reach their potential. The role will very much involve teaching and supporting the school staff in meeting and maintaining the health needs of the children for example by providing training in management of medication, epilepsy management, and gastrostomy feeding etc.
Full training and support will be given.
An Enhanced DBS will be required for this post.
The aim of the Trust is to provide a high quality standard of healthcare to the population we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development, flexible working, a final salary pension scheme and childcare facilities.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
- We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse Learning Disability or;
- Registered Child branch/RSCN
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Car Driver/current License
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria- Relevant experience of working with children and families with complex health needs
- Relevant experience of Multi agency working
- Experience of training and monitoring staff around: gastrostomy care, administering medication, epilepsy etc
- Current Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans
- Ability to teach others around children's complex health needs
- Excellent communication skills with colleagues, pupils/parents and carers
- IT Literate
- Good organisation/time management skills
- Flexible and able to adapt to change
- Initiative: the ability to deal with issues as they arise
- Relationships: the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships with children and young people
- Ability to create empathy and demonstrate sensitivity to others
- Teamwork: ability to work as a team member
- Emotional resilience to working with some challenging behaviours and occasionally life limiting conditions
- Hs knowledge of the requirements stated within the NMC Code of Conduct
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria- Ability to supervise student nurses on placement
- Must be able to travel from one site to another withing the Buckinghamshire area
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
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Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.