Special School Nurse | 393 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

The special school nurse will support children who are within 7 of Enfield’s special schools being the main link to 1 of the SEN schools in Enfield.

To be a key professional working alongside the multidisciplinary team (MDT), to provide a full range of services for the individual child & family.

To be an expert clinical children’s nurse to meet the needs of a diverse and challenging group of children and young people.

• Provide Specialist Paediatric care, advice and clinical management for a defined caseload of children and young adults.
• Working together with special schools nursing team, be responsible for co-ordinating multidisciplinary assessments meeting the needs of the child.
• To provide information for children & families, in an accessible manner, to enable understanding and informed decision making about the course of their care.
• To act as a Lead Professional where appropriate. Liaising with education, social services, health and voluntary sector to optimise the child’s quality of life, developing strategies with colleagues to achieve improved outcomes for the child/young person who has a recognised disability.
• Be sensitive to the cultural and spiritual needs of patients and families from all ethnic/cultural backgrounds.
• Be able to work as a skilled team member, providing support to colleagues.
• To contribute to the educational needs for the MDT ensuring their capability and confidence to care for the child in the educational setting.
• To act as a mentor for students.

Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

• Provide Specialist Paediatric care, advice and clinical management for a defined caseload of children and young adults.
• Working together with special schools nursing team, be responsible for co-ordinating multidisciplinary assessments meeting the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs of the child and his/her family at times of stability and crisis, and together with the MDT develop strategies to address these needs.
• To provide information for children & families, in an accessible manner, to enable understanding and informed decision making about the course of their care.
• To provide psychological support and advice to the child/young person and their family.
• To act as a Lead Professional where appropriate. Liaising with education, social services, health and voluntary sector to optimise the child’s quality of life, developing strategies with colleagues to achieve improved outcomes for the child/young person who has a recognised disability.
• To be aware of and work constructively with areas of conflict expressed or implied by children, families and other professionals.
• Facilitate competent liaison with all members of the MDT, Community and Primary Care Services for individual families.
• Be sensitive to the cultural and spiritual needs of patients and families from all ethnic/cultural backgrounds.
• Be able to work as a skilled team member, providing support to colleagues.
• To contribute to the educational needs for the MDT ensuring their capability and confidence to care for the child in the educational setting. To train parents/carers in specific tasks as required.
• Identify the specific needs and outcomes for individual children and their families and facilitate meeting these needs.
• Act as educational resource.
• Participate in education programmes within and outside of the local borough.
• To act as a mentor for students.
• To be aware of and act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct.
• Self-awareness through reflective practice.
• Receptive and accountable in all areas of individual practice.
• Maintain and develop personal knowledge of the speciality.
• Participate in clinical supervision and appraisal.
• Be supportive of colleagues needs and aspirations.
• Work as part of a Special school Nursing Team
• Contribute to the development of the service.
• Develop and maintain links with others working in similar settings across London and Nationally.
• To be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
• To attend the Trust’s induction and annual update programme.
• Ensure that, where possible, all aspects of clinical practice are evidenced based.

This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Jan 2025