Bank School Nurse

at  Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Bank Special School Nurse - Monday to Friday
We have a great opportunity for a Senior Nurse (Band 6) with Paediatric experience to join our bank and work at Perseid Special School - Merton.
We are looking for with an experienced senior nurse , to be able to care for children and young people with complex health needs within a special school environment.
The role may be challenging and therefore a senior nurse must have leadership experience.
A senior nurse will be part of the Health Team, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, provision, management and evaluation of evidenced based nursing care to children at the Special Needs School (Perseid).

JOB SUMMARY

To work as part of the Health Team, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, provision, management and evaluation of evidenced based nursing care to children at the Special Needs School (Perseid).
To provide day to day management of the school staff and health team re: equipment and clinical resources in the school, in line with professional standards and quality of care.
To take responsibility for training school staff, in line with agreed competency base training packages.
To provide clinical input to the school leadership team in the absence of the team leader for school-wide health issues.
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people’s homes and local clinics, helping them to:
stay well
manage their own health with the right support
avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives , providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission : working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence

Clinical
To assess the health needs of children and young people in special schools and, agree individual and school health plans and deliver these through multidisciplinary partnerships.
To deliver the day-to-day Special School Nursing Service to children with complex health needs at the Special Needs School.
To provide skilled, effective, evidenced based nursing care for children with complex care needs including technology dependent children.
To participate in direct clinical input to ensure appropriate nursing interventions. To promote the optimum use of available resources and to secure the highest standards of care to both primary and secondary age students.
To provide information and support to facilitate the child’s and family’s own choices with regards to nursing care and therapy input.
To administer medication as prescribed and ensure safe storage of medicines in accordance with CLCH policy
To deliver and manage training needs of school and health staff in the delivery of health care to children in the school, through the agreed competency based training packages, including assessment and sign off competency of staff members.
To manage the provision of continence products to children and young people in the school, working alongside the family and support workers.
To ensure safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps in personal practice and within the team
To target disadvantaged or underrepresented children who may not have had a full child health service before starting school.
To support and advise team members on developing initiatives relating to the public health agenda for schools with special needs children
To plan, participate or support the delivery of multi-disciplinary sessions/ clinics for the children in the school.
To coordinate children for medicals working in partnership with the child, parents, school staff, Community Paediatricians, and Allied Health Professionals (AHP).
To empower parents by providing information and support to facilitate them in making healthy life choices regarding their child’s welfare in a way which is appropriate for them
Develop and maintain a good working relationship with teachers and other professionals and agencies involved, making referrals where appropriate to ensure adequate support for children and parents.
To liaise with the Children’s Community Nursing Service in providing care to children with complex health needs
To work in partnership to safeguard children and young people adhering to local and national policies and guidance, participating in child protection case conferences and associated meetings according to LSCB and Trust Policies.
To maintain accurate, systematic and timely record keeping, in line with NMC guidelines, including recording of clinical data on EMIS.
To work as an autonomous and specialist practitioner within the special schools nursing tea