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Job Summary
Would you like an opportunity to join a community based nursing team?
Job Summary
Would you like an opportunity to join a community based nursing team?
This post will be working across the city-wide special school nursing service implementing and delivering specialist nursing care in a special school environment. The successful candidate will be required to carry out assessments; provide both planned and responsive clinical care and ensure that local safeguarding policies are adhered to.
They will be identified as a role model for the Band 5 Special School Nurses and Enteral Feeding Assistants and will also support education staff and offer advice and support to parents and pupils.
We would welcome applications from enthusiastic committed children's nurses with proven clinical experience who have excellent communication skills and are able to manage their time effectively.
An understanding of the needs of children and young people with disability and/or additional health problems is essential.
Main duties of the job
The Special School Nurse will work as part of a team to provide, protect and improve the health and wellbeing of children with a range of health needs in achieving their full health and educational potential.
The post holder will be responsible for a caseload and will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have continuing responsibility for both direct nursing care and training to health and educational staff on the management of nursing issues. The post holder will work in partnership with the Doctor and Therapy Team in assessing, reviewing and meeting the needs of children and young people.
The core offer from the Special School Nursing Service consists of:
* assessment and review
* hands on clinical care
* key worker and signposting including transition
* training and supervision, and
* a general role in optimising long term health and lifestyles
Responsible for -
To have management responsibility of junior team members (e.g. Band 3 and Band 5) supported by Band 7 and be activity engaged in supervision of student nurse placements.
Supporting the Team Leader with their management responsibility of the Band 5 nurses, Health Care Assistants, Admin and Clerical staff in their immediate locality.
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Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare rolesdelivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Details
Date posted
15 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Term time hours
Reference number
820-7321817-CF
Job locations
City Wide
Birmingham
B18 7EE
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications / training
* Registered Children's Nurse/Registered Learning Disability Nurse
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
* A Specialist Public Health or Community Nursing Qualification would be desirable but not essential
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of multi-disciplinary working.
* Experience of working with children with complex health and social needs.
Desirable
* Post registration community experience.
Skills/knowledge
Essential
* Demonstrate ability to manage caseload/workload and associated resources.
* Ability to delegate work appropriately.
* Evidence of assessment skills and ability to manage a range of care plans.
* Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Services particularly those affecting primary care.
* Ability to teach relatives, clients and staff across relevant areas of self-care and appropriate nursing practice.
* Ability to demonstrate written skills that area relevant, accurate and concise.
* Awareness of the needs of ethnic minority clients/carers.
* Ability to work in a supervisory capacity when required.
* Ability to supervise, support and motivate junior staff
* Ability to demonstare sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends and practices including evidence based ones relevant to needs of school population
* Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in respect of Health & Safety
* Awareness of the needs of ethnic minority clinets/carers
* Ability to demonstrate verbal skills
* Demonstrate knowledge of child protection issues and policies
Desirable
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes effecting the NHS and Social Care particularly those affecting primary care
* Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of standard setting and audit processes
Personal qualities
Essential
* Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately.
* Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, multi-disciplinary team and children/young people.
* Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working.
* Ability to be flexible when managing change.
Essential
Other job requirements
* Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working.
* Ability to be flexible when managing change.
* Ability to travel to work and other locations as required
* Ability to learn & apply knowledge appropriately
Person Specification
Essential
* Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working.
* Ability to be flexible when managing change.
* Ability to travel to work and other locations as required
* Ability to learn & apply knowledge appropriately
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
City Wide
Birmingham
B18 7EE
Employer's website
https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
City Wide
Birmingham
B18 7EE
Employer's website
https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Hospitals
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