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Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAboutOn 1 January 2025 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust became one of the largest trusts in the UK following the acquisition of North Middlesex University Hospital. Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients. Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation. Welcome to the Royal Free. ContactAddress: Royal Free London Foundation NHS Trust Recruitment Services 10th Floor Enfield Civic Centre Silver Street Enfield London EN1 3ES Contact Number: 020 3758 2000 Key detailsLocationSite: Cedar House St Michaels Hospital Address: Gater Drive Town: Enfield Postcode: EN2 0JB Major / Minor Region: London Contract type & working patternContract: 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours: 32.4 hours per week (08:00-16:00) Full time Term time hours SalarySalary: £42,939 - £50,697 inclusive of Outer HCAS (pro rata) per annum Salary period: Yearly Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6 SpecialtyMain area: Special School Nursing Job overviewThe special school nurse will support children who are within 7 of Enfield’s special schools being the main link to 1 of the SEN schools in Enfield. 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. AdvertProvide 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 needs of the child. To provide information for children & families, in an accessible manner, to enable understanding and informed decision making about the course of their care. 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. 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. To contribute to the educational needs for the MDT ensuring their capability and confidence to care for the child in the educational setting. To act as a mentor for students. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesProvide 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 physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs of the child and his/her family at times of stability and crisis, and together with the MDT develop strategies to address these needs. 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 psychological 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 competent 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. To contribute to the educational needs for the MDT ensuring their capability and confidence to care for the child in the educational setting. To train parents/carers in specific tasks as required. Identify the specific needs and outcomes for individual children and their families and facilitate meeting these needs. Act as educational resource. Participate in education programmes within and outside of the local borough. To act as a mentor for students. To be aware of and act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct. Self-awareness through reflective practice. Receptive and accountable in all areas of individual practice. Maintain and develop personal knowledge of the speciality. Participate in clinical supervision and appraisal. Be supportive of colleagues needs and aspirations. Work as part of a Special school Nursing Team. Contribute to the development of the service. Develop and maintain links with others working in similar settings across London and Nationally. To be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures. To attend the Trust’s induction and annual update programme. Ensure that, where possible, all aspects of clinical practice are evidenced based. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly. Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, (NLPSS) who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of NMUH. If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely. By applying for this post you are agreeing to NMUH transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are anEU/EEA citizen If you require sponsorshipUKVI points based system Applicant requirementsYou 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. Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteriaRSCN 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 Desirable criteriaExperience with Children with complex care/palliative care needs within a community setting/Hospital setting and or school setting. Experience with Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities ExperienceEssential criteriaCommunity nursing experience Multi-agency & multi-disciplinary 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 Desirable criteriaExperience in managing staff Experience in teaching staff (internally/externally) Skills and KnowledgeEssential criteriaKnowledge of Child Protection procedures Knowledge of safeguarding children issues Strong clinical skills Desirable criteriaExperience of clinical procedures practised in a community setting Knowledge of Health and Safety policy and guidance DocumentsJD/PS SPECIAL SCHOOL NURSE (, 731.7)PDFKB PS SPECIAL SCHOOL NURSE (, 392.6)PDFKB Functional Requirements (, 392.1)PDFKB Further details / informal visits contactName: Raechelle Young Job title: Operations Manager (SSN) & YJS Email address: [email protected]#J-18808-Ljbffr