Job overview

Special Needs School Nurse

Division: Women, Children and Young People

Care Group: Children and Young People

Band: 6 

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata

To work as part of The Special School Nursing Team to assess the healthcare needs of children and young people with additional healthcare needs and learning disabilities.  The post holder will be a deputy to the lead nurse and act as a role model for the junior team members in the delivery of a high standard of nursing care.

Overseeing and delivering care to children and young people in specialist pre-school and school provisions. Training staff in school to meet the healthcare needs of children and young people.

Participating in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the child/young persons care.  Delivering therapeutic interventions to pre-school children who have learning disabilities, physical disabilities and additional health care needs.

Main duties of the job

Provide strong clinical leadership skills, supporting energising, inspiring and empowering others in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective management of the community learning disabilities.

To assist and support the lead nurse in the establishment of an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies and services.

In co-ordinating the day to day management of the clinical areas, delegates duties and care appropriately, whilst maintaining overall responsibility.

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

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.