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Job summary

Main area
Children's Services
Grade
Band 7
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
275-2407CLSNN
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Hosptial
Town
Sittingbourne
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
05/08/2024

Employer heading

Medway NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Lead Special Needs Nurse

Band 7

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Clinical Lead Special Needs Nurse

Division: Women, Children and Young People

Care Group: Children and Young People

Band: 7 

Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 per annum

Interview Date: 

We are recruiting for a JOB TITLE who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for managing a small team of staff over three areas(Special School Nurses, ADHD Nurses and Specialist pre-school provision) and provide daily support and advice to the team. In partnership with Education, Social Care, Health professionals and other service providers to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all the service users and always work in a manner that promotes dignity and respect.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful post holder will need to be a Registered Children’s Nurse with experience and knowledge of the key attributes of nursing children with Learning Disabilities, Sensory processing and additional health care needs within a pre-school, and primary/secondary School environment and ADHD Nursing.In partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team the post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service, ensuring that CYP receive the highest standard of care.

The post holder will act as a lead specialist and will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service, providing specialist advice, incorporating intensive intervention support and guidance to parents/carers. The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits and research within the specialist area..

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the specialty. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same

Act as an advocate for patients within the community setting to ensure the  orientated approach to the delivery of care and meeting agreed standards.

 Ensure that CYP s receive high quality care, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Child (Child branch or RSCN) or Registered Nurse Learning Disability(RNLD)
  • Mentorship Course
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership Course

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the NMC Code of Practise
  • Knowledge Child Development
  • Knowledge of Community Childrens Services

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must have two years acute/community paediatric experience.
  • Experience of working with Children with Learning Disabilites/sensory processing
  • Have taken, or be prepared to undertake the Managing the Care of Children
  • Commitment to working in partnership with patients/ carers
  • Commitment to working in partnership with Education/Social Services

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work within multi-professional team
  • Full UK driving license.

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Suzy Dolby
Job title
Paediatric Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01634976149
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