School Nurse (Special Schools) inWorcester inWorcester PUBLISHED
TUE 24 DEC 2024
The position emphasises the importance of flexibility, innovation, and the ability to assess and deliver care effectively within a busy environment. The nurse will be responsible for planning care, conducting teaching sessions, and supporting staff competencies for health interventions. Additionally, proficiency in IT, including electronic patient records and Excel, is needed. This role offers an opportunity to significantly impact the lives of children and their families by supporting their healthcare needs and promoting their development within the school setting.
The Special school nursing team are currently recruiting for a Band 5 Registered nurse to join our well-established Special School Nursing team within Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
This post has a base in the South Locality but the Special school nursing service is Countywide and covers 7 Special schools across Worcestershire so you may be required to work across the county at times.
This post is for 26 hours per week working term-time plus two weeks across the school holidays.
It is essential that the successful candidate has recent clinical skills and experience in caring for children/young people with complex health needs. It would also be desirable to have recent experience of working in a community setting.
The post holder will be required to work independently but support is available through the wider team. This post requires excellent communication skills, flexibility, motivation, innovation, the ability to work effectively in planning and prioritising workload which is varied and very busy. You must be able to plan and evaluate care needs, have excellent clinical skills and assessment skills, deliver teaching sessions in school and assess staff for competencies to undertake health interventions. The successful applicant must also have a good understanding of IT as this is a requirement of the role. e.g. ESR, electronic patient records, Excel but this list of requirements is not exclusive.
About us
Do you have experience working with children with additional or complex health needs? Are you dedicated to providing help, care, and support to those who most need it?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and organised nurse to work within the school environment with our dedicated special school nursing team. This role is important in supporting the Healthcare needs of children and young people attending special schools.
This is an opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their family by supporting training and clinical care within the school environment.
By joining our team, you will be providing valuable opportunity for a child, young person, and family to meet their full potential and achieve their chosen life outcomes.
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specificaiton attached.
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