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Specialist Nursing – Training and Clinical Support in Education
The closing date is 01 March 2026
Full and part time hours are 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 work 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.
Main duties of the job
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 escalade safeguarding concerns in line with local and national safeguarding policies, working in partnership with school safeguarding leads.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
* 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
* 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
* 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top‑quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Demonstrate current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse (Adult, Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability)
* Recognised Teaching and assessing Qualification e.g. ENB 997 or 998 (Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice) and/ or mentorship course
* This is a community‑based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential.
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist professional knowledge and knowledge of mentorship, education and development practice, to postgraduate diploma level equivalent.
* Relevant accredited clinical course
* Recognised IT qualification
Experience
* Considerable experience in a wide range of nursing skills (Gastrostomies, Emergency Medication - Buccal/Rectal, Injecting, Finger prick testing, Medication administration, Suction and ventilation)
* Experience in delivering training (1‑2‑1 and in large groups)
* Experience of working in a Community care setting and in a multidisciplinary team and joint agency working
* Experience of managing long term conditions
Knowledge
* Extensive specialist knowledge on a range of specialist nursing skills across a range of specialisms (Respiratory, Urology, Epilepsy, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, etc.) This specialist knowledge must be maintained to a high level to allow the knowledge to be cascaded across services
* Willingness to learn new specialist skills as the need arises in the service. These skills will need to be able to be cascaded.
* The post holder will have a working knowledge of SEND legislation and frameworks, including the SEND Code of Practice and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
* Working knowledge of key principles and best practice regarding transition of care of young people between services/agencies
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.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata
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