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Location

Horsham, West Sussex | United Kingdom

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Job description

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Special School Nurse to join our West Sussex Special School Nursing team.

This post is for 26.5 hours, Mon- Fri, term time only contract. The Special School Nurse, will be responsible for the provision, planning, implementing and evaluation of nursing care for the children/young people, attending Special Schools in the Horsham and Mid Sussex area. They will also be responsible for training and education of school staff to attain competence when providing the day to day care for the pupils. The post requires a flexible, motivated, enthusiastic individual who is a keen team player and is able to evolve the role to suit the needs of the children attending the schools.

Experience of working as a Special School Nurse in a special school environment would be desirable for this role.

The post holder will work as a Special School Nurse with an allocated caseload within the Horsham and Mid Sussex area , as part of each school’s requirement to ensure that arrangements are in place to support children and young people with medical conditions.

The post holder will provide clinical and associated public health nursing of children and young people in the special school setting, in partnership with Community Paediatricians and other health professionals to ensure the provision of high quality health care. They will liaise with clinical experts for the provision of specialist knowledge, skills and leadership as required

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
• Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
• Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
• July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features
• Flexible working patterns offered across all services
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader

SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust’s workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.

Provide clinical children’s nursing and public health advice within the school setting.

Develop and implement care plans for children and young people with complex health needs and disability.

Identifying and providing child specific health care procedures training for school staff, including competency based assessment where required.

Use professional knowledge to provide evidence-based practice.

Contribute to single and multiagency safeguarding of disabled children, young people and young adults.

Make a positive contribution towards the development and implementation of child health improvement programmes

Support education staff in the West Sussex Healthy Schools Programme as advisors in health promotion.

Contribute to the development and review of clinical policies and guidelines.

Participate in the recruitment and selection process of new staff as required.

Provide nursing support to multi-disciplinary clinics e.g. nutrition/enteral feeding

Please see attached JD and PS for further information

This advert closes on Sunday 10 Mar 2024

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