Full and part time hours available
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm.
Our established team of specialist training nurses is expanding, the role is developing and the service is changing. We are looking to recruit clinically experienced nurses who can be part of this change, and work effectively within the team to ensure equitable, safe care and clinical support is delivered to all children within the service.
Based in Cheltenham, the team works across Gloucestershire to deliver training on a range of clinical interventions across a range of settings, e.g. Gastrostomies and Emergency Epilepsy medication.
The post holder will ensure safe practice and quality standards of care for children in home, school, and other community settings. This may include the training and support of health support workers, family link/foster carers, and personal assistants (PAs) providing care to children with a recognised health need.
In addition, the post holder will support safe, equitable and high-quality healthcare within special schools by providing nursing assessments and supporting clinical decision-making. This may involve a physical presence within special schools or travel from a GHC base to undertake necessary assessments and support.
The post holder will work collaboratively with team colleagues to foster a multidisciplinary approach focused on delivering consistently high‑quality clinical services that enable children to access education in line with their healthcare needs.
Key responsibilities
* Provide training to Children’s Complex Care Team, Children’s Community Nurses, education and nursery staff and family link/foster carers to enable them to meet individual children’s needs.
* Identify initial and ongoing training needs for carers in respect of children’s health care needs, ensuring training is planned, delivered and evaluated.
* Undertake and review annually risk assessments for children.
* Carry out nursing assessments for pupils to determine care requirements suitable for delegation.
* Translate medical advice from specialist health services into practical guidance for school settings.
* Coordinate and liaise effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
* When appropriate and feasible, provide advice and support to education staff during medical emergencies.
* Act as a key point of contact between schools, families and specialist health services, attending key multi‑agency meetings to represent health needs and ensure joined‑up planning.
* Identify actual or potential clinical risks and take appropriate action.
* Maintain accurate records of delegated tasks by school.
* Identify and raise safeguarding concerns in line with local and national safeguarding policies, working in partnership with school safeguarding leads.
Contact
For further details or informal visits contact:
Name: Bex Turley
Job title: Team Leader – Training and Clinical Support
Email address: bex.turley@ghc.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07974 861117
Please call to discuss the role further.
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