SCHOOL NURSE (BAND 5-7)

MONDAY - FRIDAY, TERM TIME ONLY 

SHIFT HOURS ARE 8.00AM - 4.00PM OR 8.30PM - 4.30PM (39 WEEKS)

£25,944 - £45,243 PER ANNUM (pro-rated)

MUCH HADHAM, HERTFORDSHIRE 

About the role 

At a time of exciting growth across our School and Children’s Services at St Elizabeth’s, we have an opportunity for an exceptional School Nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team. 

The post holder will have excellent clinical skills combined with a passion for supporting children and young people who have complex needs and epilepsy, who attend our School as either a day pupil or who live on site within our Children’s Homes. 

You will work closely with other nursing professionals across our Health Agency, which consists of epilepsy specialist nurses, learning disability nurses, paediatric nurses and therapists, and will have responsibility for planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care. You will work collaboratively with the School and residential teams to ensure that a holistic approach to the health needs of the students is maintained.  

About you 

Due to the nature of this role, we are looking for a kind and compassionate individual with excellent communication skills, to ensure the children, young people and parents we support are comfortable and fully informed throughout any clinical decision. You will be a fully competent Paediatric Nurse registered with the NMC, along with experience of working with children and young people with epilepsy, learning disabilities and/or complex needs in an education or residential setting. A highly desirable shift pattern is offered, whereby you will work Monday – Friday 8.00am – 4.00pm or 8.30am - 4.30pm, term time only. 

Why work for us

Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside, St Elizabeth's is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions. 

Over the past 120 years, St Elizabeth's has grown and developed to comprise a non-maintained special School for both boarders and day students, a specialist Further Education College, domiciliary care for College learners, Supported Living in the community, a comprehensive Day Opportunities programme for adult day clients and 24-hour health provision provided by specialist nurses and therapists.

In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

·       Eligible for Blue Light card – discounts on big brands!

·       Discounted gym membership 

·       Employee recognition scheme 

·       Life assurance 

·       Free on-site parking 

·       Recommend a friend payment up to £500!*

·       Confidential employee assistance programme 

·       Fully paid for DBS

·       Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)

*terms and conditions apply  

How to apply

Please complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on term-time only (39 weeks per year) and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 

At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.  

Safeguarding 

St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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