Job summary
Band 6 Team Leader- 35 hours per week Term Time Only.

This role will involve providing professional and clinical leadership to the special school nursing staff, ensuring that they are engaged with and adhering to local policies, guidelines and expectations. This is in addition to acting as a first line manager to members of the special school nursing team and engage with them to deliver a high standard of care.

The Continuing Care Schools Team is made up of the Team Leader position alongside two registered nurses and a team of Band 3 Children's Support Workers.

The Continuing Care Schools Team is an integral part of our wider Children's Complex Care Service which also includes the Long Term Ventilation, Continuing Care and Swanbourne Gardens Respite Service. As a team we strive to provide the children we support with high standards of care.

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic specialist nursing care in conjunction with the child / young person / family and carers.
• Ensure that nursing care is safe, effective, and caring and is consistent with clinical guidelines.
• To act as a source of specialist advice for children, young people, and families in relation to their condition.
• Provide specific specialist education and training programmes and use information packages for children, young people, families, and lay carers, facilitating the development of self-care skills and knowledge.
• To work with the multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement plans of care to enable children / young people to be cared for in the community.
• To follow Safeguarding Children policies and guidelines and participate in monitoring and interventions to meet the needs of children and young people.
• To conduct health assessments and develop child specific health plans ensuring that children with special medical/nursing/health needs have their needs met within the school setting to reach their full potential in school. This will include delivery of clinical procedures.

About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities
Providing professional and clinical leadership to special school nursing staff, ensuring that they are engaged with and adhering to local policies, guidelines and expectations.

Act as a first line manager to members of the special school nursing team and engage with them to deliver a high standard of care.

Be an expert and knowledgeable practitioner within the service ensuring the provision of high-quality evidenced nursing care for the child with a disability and their family.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic specialist nursing care in conjunction with the child / young person / family and carers.

Ensure that nursing care is safe, effective, and caring and is consistent with clinical guidelines.

To act as a source of specialist advice for children, young people, and families in relation to their condition.

Provide specific specialist education and training programmes and use information packages for children, young people, families, and lay carers, facilitating the development of self-care skills and knowledge.

To work with the multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement plans of care to enable children / young people to be cared for in the community.

To follow Safeguarding Children policies and guidelines and participate in monitoring and interventions to meet the needs of children and young people.

To attend Case Conferences and Team Around the Child and any other relevant Safeguarding Children meetings as required, to be lead professional as appropriate.

To ensure there is a comprehensive health report for school reviews, case conferences, and team around the child meetings.

To conduct health assessments and develop child specific health plans ensuring that children with special medical/nursing/health needs have their needs met within the school setting to reach their full potential in school. This will include delivery of clinical procedures.

To adhere to and support the implementation of the Medicines in Schools Policy with particular reference to medication schedules for children with high medication need including the administration of rescue medication via rectal, buccal, and nasal routes following the protocol in order to meet the child's health needs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

Knowledge
Essential

• Extensive knowledge and experience of Safeguarding CYP
• Ability to work sensitively with CYP and their family/carers in challenging circumstances
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Desirable

• Knowledge of Children's Continuing Care Framework and Commissioning

Skills
Essential

• Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively
• Ability to work effectively within the team and autonomously
• Ability to adapt and manage change
• Effective Communication written/verbal
• Problem Solving Ability

Desirable

• Critical Analysis Skills
• Research Skills

Experience
Essential

• Relevant clinical experience and knowledge of working with children with complex health needs
• Experience of working within a school environment and collaborative working with education staff
• Experience of Community Nursing
• Ability to demonstrate family centred approach to care of CYP

Desirable

• Experience of change management
• Experience of convening and chairing meetings

Qualification
Essential

• RSCN/RN Child
• Current NMC Registration
• Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification

Desirable

• Relevant Post Registration Experience

Work Related Circumstances
Essential

• Flexability/Adaptability
• Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role

Desirable

• Ability to deal with potentially upsetting and distressing situations

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.

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Swanbourne Gardens and Special Schools, 45 Swanbourne Gardens, Stockport, SK3 9RT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact: Lead Nurse for Paediatric and Neonatal Services, Leanne Mulholland, leanne.mulholland@stockport.nhs.uk