Specialist School Nurse Assistant

Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen and Essex Partnership University NHS Trust (EPUT) are seeking to recruit to a new Specialist School Nurse Assistant to join an existing team of highly motivated and experienced Specialist School Nurses and support staff working in specialist school settings across Southend and South East Essex.

As a specialist school nurse assistant you will be a highly motivated individual with a nursery nurse qualification or equivalent NVQ level 3 in child care. The successful candidate will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing safe, effective and high quality services to school aged children and families, using research based evidence to ensure all care is child centred and family focused. The post holder will have a responsibility for assessment and implementation of continence strategies for a specific caseload of children and young people, this will include some home visiting. Knowledge around continence issues for children with complex needs is desirable.

Under the guidance of the specialist school nurse, there will be an expectation to participate in annual health assessments, immunisation, and dietician and ophthalmology clinics for children and young people who attend specialist schools. Contribution of health information to EHCP for individual children will also be required as guided by the team lead or specialist school nurse.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist School Nurse Assistant you will be expected to work as a skilled member of the Specialist School Nursing Team across Children’s Services in South East Essex (Southend, Rochford, Rayleigh, Castle Point). Under the guidance of Specialist School Nurses/Team Lead you will be responsible for supporting school age children (3-19 years) with additional and complex needs and their parents/carers, focusing on providing specialist continence support, management plans and advice to promote independence.

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
 

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
  
   

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.