Special School Nurse
3 months ago
Job summary
Special School Nurse.
Chiltern Wood School is a special school forover 215 children and young people who have a wide range of additional needs, this could be Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Condition, Speech Language Communication Needs and complex medical needs. We are one school across two sites in the High Wycombe area and cater for pupils from 3 to 19. We are soon to add a third site at Studley Green. We have a supportive therapy team made up of a full-time nurse, four speech and language therapists, three occupational therapists and physiotherapy provision from the NHS, an external music therapist, a specialist communication teacher and three assistants.We would welcome applications from enthusiastic committed children's nurses or learning disability nurses with proven clinical experience to work in Chiltern Wood School. A nurse who has 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 nurse will work closely with education and other agencies to ensure the children achieve their full potential in school.
Main duties of the job
The special school nurse will be responsiblefor 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.
About us
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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.Why work for us?
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.What do we stand for?
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. Job description
Job 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
Registered Nurse Learning Disability or; Registered Child branch/RSCN Evidence of continuing professional development Car Driver/current License
EXPERIENCE
Essential
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
Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans Ability to teach others around children's complex health needs Excellent communication skills, written & oral and telephone. Has knowledge of the requirements stated within the NMC Code of Conduct (2018). Good organisation/time management skills Initiative: the ability to deal with issues as they arise Relationships: the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships with children and young people Emotional resilience to working with some challenging behaviours and occasionally life limiting conditions IT Literate Flexible and able to adapt to change Ability to create empathy and demonstrate sensitivity to others Teamwork: ability to work as a team member
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential
Ability to supervise student nurses on placement Must be able to travel from one site to another withing the Buckinghamshire area Car Driver/current License-
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