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SalarySchool Nurse for Children and Young People with learning and physical difficulties.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of health care for children and young people, aged 2-19 years, with severe/profound and multiple learning and physical difficulties. This will be achieved by providing expert training, advice and support to the school staff, Parents and Carers.
The senior nurse will take responsibility for managing and overseeing the School Nurse and assistant practitioner within their school team
Develop and maintain communication with people about complex, highly sensitive matters and/or in a difficult situation
Have some knowledge of and instils team approach to be able to use alternative communication means used by the children e.g. makaton, PECs
Responsible for communicating and receiving sensitive, complex, and sometimes contentious information relating to children and young people, relatives, and carers whilst ensuring confidentiality. Will use developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating skills, where agreement and cooperation is required in hostile antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere or were there may be barriers to understanding.
Establish effective, appropriate communication processes with parents/guardian’s and carers.
Communicate effectively with a wide range of health, education and social care professionals across professional boundaries. Responsible for communicating information both within the organisation and outside it.
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
About the Trust – Central Surrey Health
We provide a wide range of adult community health services in north west Surrey, and children's NHS community services across the whole of Surrey. The children's service - Children and Family Health Surrey- is delivered through a partnership service comprising CSH, Surrey's mental health provider Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and another community provider First Community Health and Care.
About the organisation
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
