Band 5 Special School Nurse
- Birmingham
- £31,049-37,796 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- assessment and review
- hands on clinical care
- key worker and signposting including transition
- training and supervision, and
- a general role in optimising long term health and lifestyles
- Designated by the band 6 Special School Nurse to act as the named nurse for one or more Schools within a quadrant grouping providing health surveillance specialist advice and clinical programmes of care.
- To assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- To carry out prescribed nursing interventions as per the care plan under the direction of the Special School Nurse. Each care plan will identify:-
- Existing clinical needs and how and by whom these will be met.
- Monitoring the childs growth and development in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
- Progress against the plan, expected outcomes and timescales.
- Safeguarding needs.
- The care plan will be made available to sit alongside and complement the childs individual Education Plan (IEP).
- Designated by the band 6 Special School Nurse to act as the named nurse for one or more Schools within a quadrant grouping providing health surveillance specialist advice and clinical programmes of care.
- To assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- To carry out prescribed nursing interventions as per the care plan under the direction of the Special School Nurse. Each care plan will identify:-
- Existing clinical needs and how and by whom these will be met.
- Monitoring the childs growth and development in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
- Progress against the plan, expected outcomes and timescales.
- Safeguarding needs.
- The care plan will be made available to sit alongside and complement the childs individual Education Plan (IEP).
- Educated to the following level: oRelevant professional qualification - RSCN or RN Child Branch or RNLD
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment.
- Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS
- Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to cope with change
- Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures
- Ability to organise own work
- Ability to use own initiative
- Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda's for health under the guidance of the team lead / ward manager.
- Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
- Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible and adaptable
- Educated to the following level: oRelevant professional qualification - RSCN or RN Child Branch or RNLD
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment.
- Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS
- Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to cope with change
- Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures
- Ability to organise own work
- Ability to use own initiative
- Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda's for health under the guidance of the team lead / ward manager.
- Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
- Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible and adaptable