Job summary
- Main area
- School Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: 37.5 hours per week all year round
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 09.00 - 17.00.)
- Job ref
- 301-SB-24-6341942
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hanley Health Centre
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 08:00
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Staff Nurse - School Nursing Targeted Intervention Service
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join our friendly, caring, well established School Nursing Targeted Intervention team.
The post is for 37.5 hours per week whole year round. Our team cover the Stoke on Trent area and are responsible for supporting children/young people (CYP) with complex, physical or emotional health needs. Our aim is to provide support to CYP, their families and the Schools in order that they can attend School safely and achieve to the very best of their ability.
This position will entail supporting our CYP, City Schools and pupil referral units, with; coordinating care, care planning, teacher training, enuresis clinics, continence support and supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.
The School Nursing Targeted Intervention Service prides itself in providing health advice and support to children, young people and their families within Stoke on Trent.
You must be a car driver with access to your own car for school visiting. Full training for the post will be given and the candidate will need to be educated to registered nurse level one.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload within their speciality area as an autonomous practitioner. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred programmes of care to a specialist level ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be required to assess, plan and support children and young people with regards to all continence issues, including nocturnal enuresis, toileting programmes and assessing if there is a requirement for containment products. Subsequently assessing and ordering appropriate products if deemed necessary. They will also be required to develop, implement and evaluate individual care plans for children with specific health needs and train education staff to support children whilst in school.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further inforamtion relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and specification
If you would like to discuss this opportunity further please call Karen Shaw who would be happy to talk to you about the team and the position in more detail.
Karen Shaw 07870847929
Person specification
experience working with children
Essential criteria
- registered nurse qualification
Desirable criteria
- working in school health
- working with children with complex needs
- working with children with SEND
demonstrates passion for working with children with SEN
Essential criteria
- experience of working with children with SEND or complex needs.
Desirable criteria
- experience of supporting children with continence issues/ bed wetting
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
- Karen Shaw
- Job title
- Clinical Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07870847929
- Additional information
Working hours are 9am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.
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