Role Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen working in the special school nursing team in Northumberland. You will be working as part of a small friendly team visiting schools on the caseload to provide training, nursing advice and support to school staff, pupils and parents/carers. Full training and support will be given.
Responsibilities
* Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for children/young people with a range of disabilities within a Special School.
* Provide skilled nursing support to enable children with complex health needs to access educational opportunities.
* Provide health education and promotion to enable children with complex health needs to promote physical, emotional and mental health.
* Offer training and support to education and social care staff specific to the needs of the individual children/young people.
* Manage own caseload from children registered on the schools roll.
* Manage own workload and maintain a day‑to‑day diary of work undertaken.
* Assess the individual health needs of children.
* Offer evidence‑based preventative interventions, programmes of care and specialist packages.
* Provide training, support and advice to teachers and other school staff on a range of child health and medical issues.
* Identify social care needs, including safeguarding from abuse.
* Ensure children receive the national immunisation programme.
* Work with and organise clinics for visiting Consultants and Dietitians.
* Take every opportunity to undertake health promotion both formally and informally with the children/young people, including the harms of smoking and unhealthy lifestyles.
This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025.
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