Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Full time term time only based in Special Schools
- Hours
- Term time hours - 22.5 hours per week (this is term time only - 0.54 WTE)
- Job ref
- 199-6837245-SH-RB
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Giles School
- Town
- South Croydon
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 pa pro rata inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Neurodisability Staff Nurse
Band 5
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
Job overview
Are you a Children's or Learning Disability registered nurse looking to really make a difference working with children with disabilities?
We have the opportunity for a Band 5 nurse to join our nursing team at St Giles School.
You will have the opportunity to deliver care to children at school, with specialist training and development opportunity in specialist areas of care; including respiratory support, enteral nutrition and delivery of medications to support with the management of long term complex conditions.
We offer specialist training and development with a variety of pathways in which to progress your career, working closely within the wider Children's nursing teams and Clinical Nurse Specialists across acute and community services in CHS.
Main duties of the job
Tulip- Paediatric Neurodisability Nursing Team- band 5 role (3 days per week term time only post)
The Paediatric Neurodisability Nursing Team provides co-ordination and case management of children with highly complex and unstable long-term conditions in partnership with health, education and social care organisations.
The aim of the service is to provide a dedicated specialist children’s nurse to promote standards of excellence and manage the clinical risk of complex, unstable and vulnerable children in the community within the context of family centered care thereby reducing the need for secondary care interventions.
Working alongside the Paediatric Neurodisability Nursing Team the Special School Nursing Service, provides nursing care, co-ordination and case management for children with acute, highly complex and unstable long-term conditions, in partnership with health, education and social care organisations. The service facilitates children and young people with healthcare needs, between the ages of 2 and 19 years of age, to access the education curriculum. The Band 5 staff nurse will provide daily clinical nursing care to children and young people with complex medical needs and learning disabilities, ensuring their health needs are supported safely to enable them to access education. The role also includes training and supervision of junior staff and non-health care professionals and line management responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training. Croydon University Hospital plays an active role in training the clinicians of the future and works in partnership with major London universities
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role or contact Charlotte Conway.
020 8680 4810
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN/Child Branch / RN Child/Learning Disabilities
- Experience of clinical care for children/ young people with disabilities
Desirable criteria
- ENB 998 /Mentorship for professional practise
- Experience of working within school or community settings with children with complex needs and disabilities
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Essential criteria
- Understanding of multi-disciplinary working
- Working knowledge of Child Protection, policies and procedures
- Knowledge of principles of supervision, audit and research
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of issues faced by families caring for a child with complex needs
- Experience in designing and delivering teaching packages and applying a variety of teaching skills with students and junior staff
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Clinical care of disabled children and children with long-term conditions
- Experience of identifying and promoting the health and well being of young people
- Experience of implementing evidenced based practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of interagency working
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Good communication and relationship skills with children and families in a variety of settings where there may be barriers to understanding
- Demonstrate ability to respond to the diverse, highly complex health/social & emotional needs of children with long-term conditions and their families
- Ability to make informed decisions and sound clinical judgement supported by theoretical knowledge
- Demonstrate child/family centred approach to healthcare delivery and work in partnership with families
- Demonstrate ability to respond to the diverse, highly complex health/social & emotional needs of children with long-term conditions and their families
Desirable criteria
- Ability to impart specialist knowledge to other health care professionals, teaching, presentation and facilitation skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Car driver, current UK licence and access to a car for work purposes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Conway
- Job title
- Paediatric Neurodisability Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8680 4810
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