Job summary
- Main area
- Community Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Term time only
- Hours
- Part time
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 275-2404RN-SS
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Meadowfields School
- Town
- Sittingbourne
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Special School
Band 5
Job overview
Registered Nurse - Band 5 (RN,RCN,RNLD)
Division: Women, Children & Young People
Care Group: Community Paediatrics
Band: 5
Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
Interview Date: 21st May 2024
2 x Post – 22.5hrs ( three days a week - Mon to Fri ) Term time only
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Band 5 (RN,RCN,RNLD) who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
We are looking to appoint two Band 5 Nurses for the Special School Nursing Service based in the Sittingbourne area. The provision provides a service for children with a learning disability and additional medical needs within a specialist school, providing Nursing assessments and the training of school staff
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have had previous Nursing experience and have a passion for working with Children who have Learning Disabilities . You will have management skills together with good organisational and communication skills.
Nursing Assessments, Teaching and assessing, Healthcare, Safeguarding reviews, Multi agency working, Weights and measures
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work as part of The Special School Nursing Team to assess the healthcare needs of school aged children and young people with additional healthcare needs and Learning disabilities and respond appropriately.
Overseeing and delivering care to children and young people in specialist pre-school and school provisions. Training staff in School to meet the Health care needs of Children and Young people.
To carry a caseload which includes primary and secondary school aged children and young people. Assess the health needs of the school community and meet those needs through multi-agency working,staff training, liaison with parents and carers and referrals to other agencies as required.
To assist and support the Lead Nurse/Clinical Sister in the establishment of an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies and services
To maintain clinical and professional and professional development in order to ensure a high standard of professional practice.
To identify individual training/developmental needs and be prepared to train students, peers and other professionals in order to disseminate good practice.
To liaise with members of the wider multidisciplinary team and refer as appropriate.
To contribute to education review meetings/return to school meetings where appropriate.
To maintain accurate records having due regard to their legal status and ensure dissemination of information is in accordance with the data protection act.
To support individual care plans where a child or young person has an identified medical condition and provide relevant training training to education staff regarding medical conditions and emergency treatment.
To support the community paediatricians in regards to in school clinics and weights and measures.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Learning Disabilities Nurse/Child Registered Nurse or Adult Registered Nurse on the NMC register
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship / teaching qualification
- Specialist School Nurse
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information
- To include dealing with distressed parents, care of children with Learning Disabilities and associated heath needs and other challenging situations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience on managing an area of work; including management of rotas, managing competencies, resources and staff
- Experience of teaching / assessing / supervising others in a clinical /non-clinical setting
- Experience of working in the field of Learning Disabilities.
- Experience of working in the field of school nursing.
- Experience of working with children and young people
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Gray
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07950912498
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