Children's Community Nurse with an Interest in Special Schools

We have an exciting job opportunity for a dedicated Special School Nurse Band 6 Nurse to join our friendly and progressive Community Special School Nursing Team in Hillingdon. The team is well\-established and committed to providing compassionate, care to children who are facing acute, complex, and long\-term health conditions. We currently provide a 5\-day service to children and Young People in Special Schools .

Join us and become an integral part of our team.

The Special School Nurse will work in partnership with families, Special Schools, Health, Statutory and Voluntary Organisations to provide a high standard supportive care to children and young people with profound and complex health issues associated severe learning disabilities. The Nurse will work autonomously to provide a full range of services to children/young people in the school setting but is particularly skilled in epilepsy, wound care, central line management and enteral feeding and medication administration.

Will have the responsibility for supporting and training parents and school staff with a variety of health conditions.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated individual who is a highly motivated independent practitioner, underpinned by a solid foundation in evidence\-based nursing practices. While experience working in the community is preferred, it is not essential. We are interested in your skill set and what you can bring to our team.

This is an opportunity to become part of a team that provides nursing care to children in a variety of community settings.

The Children’s Special School nurse provides support with nursing care, training and support for children, young people (aged 0\-19\) in school settings, enabling them to remain safely in the community and transition to adult services where appropriate.

Our team look after the following children and young people in the community:

Children with acute and short\-term conditions

Children with long term conditions

Children with disabilities and complex conditions, including neonates

Children with life\-limiting and life\-threatening illness, including palliative and end\-of\-life\-care

Safeguarding

As an organisation we value our employees, prioritizes quality care, and offer a supportive and fulfilling work environment for healthcare professionals. We encourage personal development and are open to new ideas and innovation.

We are a well established team working closely with multi partners including health, social care , education and voluntary agencies.

Our team is diverse and sits within the wider Children's t Community Nursing Service (CSCNS) and work closely with other staff within the wider nursing services, our therapy colleagues and colleagues in education, social care and voluntary sector.

Children's Special School Nurses work closely with the people who use our services and play an important role in helping children and young people receive the care they need while empowering families to manage their health effectively within the community setting. Your dedication and expertise will contribute to improving the lives of the youngest members of our community.

Children’s Special school nurses are expected to be kind and responsive, but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:

keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments

ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up\-to\-date skills and adhering to evidence\-based policies and procedures

ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering, and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process

We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi\-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Children’s Special School Nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model, delegating training, teaching and supervising school employed HCA's and staff, to ensure they are working to the standards that the people using our services deserve.

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