SEN School Nurse - Band 4 - North Middlesex

North Middlesex are recruiting for an experienced and passionate Band 4 Special School Nurse.

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

The special school nurse will support children who are within 7 of Enfield’s special schools. To be a key professional working alongside the multidisciplinary team (MDT), to provide a full range of services for the individual child & family. To be an expert clinical children’s nurse to meet the needs of a diverse and challenging group of children and young people. To assess and review children and young adults who may require medical intervention or follow-up care or treatment and assist in the transition process to adult services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide Specialist Paediatric care, advice and clinical management for a defined caseload of children and young adults.

• Working together with special schools nursing team, be responsible for co-ordinating multidisciplinary assessments meeting the health needs of the child in partnership with parent/carers, education colleagues and the MDT.

• To provide information for children & families, in an accessible manner, to enable understanding and informed decision making about the course of their care.

• To provide support and advice to the child/young person and their family.

• To act as a Lead Professional where appropriate. Liaising with education, social services, health, and voluntary sector to optimise the child’s quality of life, developing strategies with colleagues to achieve improved outcomes for the child/young person who has a recognised disability.

• To be aware of and work constructively with areas of conflict expressed or implied by children, families, and other professionals.

• Facilitate liaison with all members of the MDT, Community and Primary Care Services for individual families.

• Be sensitive to the cultural and spiritual needs of patients and families from all ethnic/cultural backgrounds.

• Be able to work as a skilled team member, providing support to colleagues.

Requirements:

• RSCN or Child Branch Qualification (or equivalent)

• Learning Disability Qualified preferably.

• Community nursing degree or be willing to work towards this in post.

• ENB 988 or equivalent teaching and assessing course.

• Evidence of continuing professional development.

• Knowledge of Child Protection procedures.

• Knowledge of safeguarding children’s issues.

• Strong clinical skills.

• Knowledge of current legislation affecting children’s services.

• Community nursing experience.

• Multi-agency & multidisciplinary work experience.

• Relevant post registration experience as a children’s nurse, including acute experience.

• Experience or working with children with special needs & complex health care needs in a school setting.

• Excellent Communication Skills.

• Team Player.

• Adaptable to meet the needs of the service.

• Full Driving License, for disabled applicants’ alternative arrangements may be arranged if necessary.

We are so grateful for the hard-work and commitment of our staff, so as a thank you we offer the following benefits:

• Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training
• Ability to self-book shifts with a weekly pay system
• Opportunity to book and monitor shifts using online timesheet
• Priority of shifts over all agency workers
• Competitive pay

Apply now for this fantastic career-progressing opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be with you shortly.

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