Special School Nurse inLeatherhead inLeatherhead PUBLISHED
TUE 26 NOV 2024
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CSH Surrey is seeking a Band 5 Special School Nurse to join the Special School Nursing Service in Leatherhead, effective from April 1, 2025, as part of a TUPE transfer. The role involves caring for children and young people (ages 2-11) with severe learning disabilities and complex health needs at Woodlands School. Candidates must have at least one year of post-registration clinical experience in a relevant field.
Key responsibilities include:
- Responding to medical emergencies
- Training educational staff on nursing procedures (e.g., gastrostomy, seizure management)
- Medication management
- Engaging in care planning, report writing, and nurse-led clinics
- Participating in clinical supervision and multi-agency meetings
The position is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, during term time only. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not available. The ideal candidate should be compassionate and dedicated to enhancing health outcomes for children and young people in a special educational setting.
For more details, contact Clinical Team Leader Emma Jackson at 07971 176992.
Following a retendering process, the children's service is due to be transferred to the new provider on the 1st of April 2025. Given this post sits within the transferring service, in line with the legislative requirements, the successful candidate will be part of the TUPE transfer along with other colleagues.
Band 5 Special School Nurse. Special School Nursing Service Surrey
Would you like to be part of a team which ensures all children and Young People are supported to reach their full potential.
Based in a school for Children and Young People with severe learning disabilities and complex health needs, you will be valued as part of the wider, County wide Special School Nursing service.
We ask that you have a minimum of 1 years post registration clinical experience of working with children/young people with learning disability and additional health needs.
Base: Woodlands School
37.5 hours 5 days a week - Monday to Friday term time only.
If you are compassionate and committed to providing high quality care to children and young people within the special educational needs setting, we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Clinical Team Leader Emma Jackson on .
UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UKVI sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.
You will bring your energy and innovation to foster a culture focused on improving health outcomes to children and young people within this setting. Your innovation will enable all 8 teams to work in parallel ensuring best practice is followed.
Please refer to the job description for information regarding the key responsibilities of this role.
- Responding to medical emergencies
- Support with training educational staff in nursing procedures including gastrostomy, seizure management and ventilation .
- Medication management
- Attending multi agency meetings
- Care planning
- Report writing
- Nurse led clinics (Downs Syndrome, sleep, desensitisation, early toileting)
- Participation in clinical and safeguarding supervision
- Participation in auditing
- Participation in EHCP meetings
About us
Please see attached full job description with this job advert.
Post Title:School Nurse for Children and Young People withsevere learning disability and profound multiple learning with additional health needs inspecialist schools.
Department: Special School Nursing
Pay Band: 5
Business Unit: Children and Family Health Surrey
Accountable to: 1. Senior School nurse
2. Clinical Team Leader SSN nursing service
3. Specialist Childrens Community Nursing Manager
Responsible for: Healthcare Assistant.
Purpose
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of health care for children and young people, aged 2-11 years, with severe/profound and multiple learning and physical difficulties.
This will be achieved by providing expert training, advice and support to the school staff and other people involved in their care.
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