Special School Nurse - Band 6 (Linwood School)
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Special School Nurse - Band 6
Children’s Team - Linwood School
To provide a high standard of evidence based, holistic nursing care, support and knowledge to the children and young people at Linwood school and their families, contributing to the effective management of health needs in order to promote choice, independence and quality of life for the people we support.
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More about the role…
Key responsibilities:
To provide specialised nursing assessment of all pupils.
To provide planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing and care needs for those pupils whose health care needs are above those of universal nursing services for children and young people.
To provide advice, support, training and supervision to other staff within the organisation, to families and to other stakeholders as required, under the direction of the Lead Nurse.
To work with universal health care services to enable the children and young people at Linwood School to access health care in a timely and beneficial way.
To work with the rest of the Diverse Abilities Nursing Team to develop and improve services, contributing to the provision of excellent nursing care to children and young people with complex needs.
Clinical duties:
To demonstrate professional skill and knowledge in the clinical practices required for the nursing care of service users who have physical and learning disabilities with complex health care needs.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate health care, guiding other school staff where appropriate to deliver effective, holistic, person centred care.
To be competent in and able to teach the use of appropriate technical equipment in order to provide the best care for each person supported.
To take an active role in health promotion with pupils, supporting and encouraging them to take as active a role as possible in taking responsibility for their own health.
For full details on requirements and essential skills required for this role, check the job description linked above.
Commitment to safeguarding
Diverse Abilities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults that we support and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Charity is an equal opportunities employer.
Benefits and bonuses
We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits. These include access to hundreds of retailer, restaurant, entertainment, and hotel discounts through Blue Light Card, auto-enrolment pensions, paid accrued holiday, and a cycle to work scheme. Click here for a full list of our rewards and benefits.
You’ll also get paid while you complete your training and as you proceed to any diplomas.
We provide long service awards at 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25+ years including bonuses, vouchers, and additional paid time off.
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