Special School Nursing Team Lead

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Site Oak lane Clinic, Town London Salary £51,883 - £58,544 per annum, inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 07/07/:59

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for fixed term for 1 year to lead theSpecial School Nursing Team within the borough of Barnet. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Team Lead for the Special School Nursing Team (Band 7) who is looking to develop their skills in the largest community healthcare trust in London.

Main duties of the job

The special school nursing team provides a service to children and young people aged 4-19 years, across the 4 special schools in Barnet. The team works closely with colleagues in Education, Primary Care, Tertiary centres and Social Services as well as Voluntary agencies. The aim of the team is to support any health needs the children and young people have which will enable them to attend school and reach their potential

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person specification Qualifications

• RGN, RSCN, RN(Child) or LD Nurse
• NMC Registration
• Evidence of post registration education to diploma/degree level
• Teaching qualification
• Level 3 Safeguarding course
• HV/SN/Children's Community Nursing / Specialist

Experience

• Extensive experience in post registration work in the community
• Nursing experience at Band 6 of nursing children with special needs and/or complex health needs
• Experience of key working
• Experience of managing a caseload
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of liaising/negotiating with professionals

Skills

• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its implementation
• Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Knowledge of political changes in the profession and NHS
• Knowledge of working in culturally diverse communities Knowledge of legal and statutory implications/ requirements for training parents/carers
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Other

• Ability to travel
• Evidence of CPD
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Sara Buttle Job title Children's Specialist Nursing Service Manager Email address Telephone number