Community and Special School Nurse for Children with Disabilities

4 months ago

Chessington, United Kingdom Achieving For Children Full time

Job summary

The Childrens Community Nursing Team, based at The Moor Lane Centre, Chessington, deliversspecialist nursing care to children and young people with SEND in Dysart and Bedelsford specialschools, at home and within community services. The nursing team forms part of the IntegratedService for Children with Disabilities (ISCD), working across health, education and social care.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, proactive nurses to work flexibly across thecommunity and in our special schools delivering holistic, family centered care for children and young people with complex health needs and disabilities. This is a dynamic role encompassing:

Assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of clinical nursing care. Delivery of specialist nursing care, including but not limited to: administration of medication,suctioning, tracheostomy care, gastrostomy management and enteral feeding, seizuremanagement. Holistic family support for children/ young people and their families, including signposting tospecialist services. Delivery of specialist training for families and care support staff. Attendance at multi- professional meetings, including child protection case conferences. Providing health advice for education, health and care plans. Nursing sleep service- supporting children with sleep difficulties, reviewing sleep medication and offering support and strategies to parents. Mentoring, supporting and supervising junior staff and student nurses.

You will be given the opportunity to develop a range of skills and knowledge within a diverse setting.

About us

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government.

Job description

Job responsibilities

About the service

The Childrens Community Nursing Team, based at The Moor Lane Centre, Bedelsford and Dysart Schools,delivers specialist nursing care to children and young people with SEND in special schools, at home andwithin community services. The nursing team forms part of the Integrated Service for Children withDisabilities (ISCD), working across health, education and social care.

About the role

The Community and School Nurse will be a proactive nurse who works flexibly across thecommunity and in our special schools delivering holistic, family centered care for children and youngpeople with complex health needs and disabilities. This is a dynamic role encompassing assessment,planning, delivery and evaluation of clinical nursing care. This will also involve delivery of specialistnursing care, including but not limited to: administration of medication,suctioning, tracheostomy care, gastrostomy management and enteral feeding, seizuremanagement.

The post holder will provide comprehensive support for children/ young people and their families,including signposting to specialist services. They will deliver specialist training for families and caresupport staff, attend multi- professional meetings, including child protection case conferences. They willalso provide health advice for education, health and care plans, nursing sleep service- supportingchildren with sleep difficulties, reviewing sleep medication and offering support and strategies toparents. The post holder will be mentoring, supporting and supervising junior staff and student nurses.

They will be given the opportunity to develop a range of skills and knowledge within a diverse setting.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Childrens Nurse (RN Child/RSCN). RGN will be considered with relevant experience. Evidence of continuous professional development. Skills and experience

Desirable

Teaching and assessing qualification (desirable) Community qualification (desirable)

Experience

Essential

Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in nursing. Community /special school nursing experience. Experience working with children and young people with disabilities / complex health needs. Experience supporting staff and students and providing supervision. Experience working with challenging families and ability to manage conflict. Safeguarding knowledge and experience. Ability to work well as part of a team. Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those we are working with. Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations and written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people). Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Childrens Act) and national policy drivers that will affect childrens services and your role. Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them.

Personal Attributes

Essential

A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values (trust, empower. respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives. Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively microsoft or Google software. Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking. Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight. Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children using a strength based approach. Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children and families. Good communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills. Car driver and access to a car for work purposes

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