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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
FIXED TERM TIME ONLY - 12 MONTHS
The post holder will work as part of a team to participate in the delivery of health care and promote the health and welfare of children attending Special Schools and to acknowledge and respect the individual rights and personal dignity of the students.
The post holder will work autonomously within their sphere of professional practice, working within teams and service guidelines and objectives.
To be involved in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care needs in line with the core offer of service.
To take charge of a designated area in the absence of the band 6 Special School Nurse.
To support the teaching of competencies to nursing and education staff.
To ensure high quality 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
WE DO NOT SUPPORT VISA SPONSER
About Us
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.
For further details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Details
Date posted
27 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year (pro rata)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Term time hours
Reference number
820-7268920-CF
Job locations
City Wide
Birmingham
B18 7EE
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
* Designated by the band 6 Special School Nurse to act as the named nurse for one or more Schools within a quadrant grouping providing health surveillance specialist advice and clinical programmes of care.
* To assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
* To carry out prescribed nursing interventions as per the care plan under the direction of the Special School Nurse. Each care plan will identify:-
* Existing clinical needs and how and by whom these will be met.
* Monitoring the childs growth and development in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
* Progress against the plan, expected outcomes and timescales.
* Safeguarding needs.
* The care plan will be made available to sit alongside and complement the childs individual Education Plan (IEP).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
* Designated by the band 6 Special School Nurse to act as the named nurse for one or more Schools within a quadrant grouping providing health surveillance specialist advice and clinical programmes of care.
* To assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
* To carry out prescribed nursing interventions as per the care plan under the direction of the Special School Nurse. Each care plan will identify:-
* Existing clinical needs and how and by whom these will be met.
* Monitoring the childs growth and development in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
* Progress against the plan, expected outcomes and timescales.
* Safeguarding needs.
* The care plan will be made available to sit alongside and complement the childs individual Education Plan (IEP).
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications & Training
* Educated to the following level: oRelevant professional qualification - RSCN or RN Child Branch or RNLD
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
* Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
* Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS
* Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
* Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
* Ability to cope with change
* Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures
Desirable
* Ability to organise own work
* Ability to use own initiative
* Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda's for health under the guidance of the team lead / ward manager.
Essential
Other Job Requirements
* Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
* Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
Desirable
* Ability to work under pressure
* Flexible and adaptable
Person Specification
Essential
* Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
* Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
Desirable
* Ability to work under pressure
* Flexible and adaptable
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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