Children's Nurse Special Schools & Complex Needs

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Specialist Community Children's Nurse to join our team, providing exceptional care and support for children and young people (CYP) with complex physical health needs in the Salford area. Why JoinUs?

• Impact: Play a key role in improving the health and wellbeing of children with complex needs, helping them access education and live healthier lives.
• Team Support: Be part of a supportive, specialist Community Children's Nursing team.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for continued professional development and learning.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families in Salford, we would love to hear from you! The post holder will be responsible for the provision of ongoing assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of specialised care for children with complex health needs within the local community and specialist education provisions. Working as part of the wider Community Children's Nursing team providing specialist nursing input for children and young people (CYP) in Education establishment both mainstream School and Local Authority School settings. Supporting school staff to ensure safe access to school for Children & Young People (CYP), with highly complex physical health care needs., To plan, implement and evaluate individualised, holistic, and compassionate nursing care for CYP in a person and family centred way. To provide skilled nursing care. To undertake pre-assessment prior to multi-disciplinary clinics. To deliver the school aged immunisation programme. To promote continence, assessing and monitoring the appropriate use of continence products. Undertake health needs assessments for those children in a Specialist School setting. Provide health education sessions for all children providing advice and support around behaviour, toileting, diet and lifestyle issues. Ensure height and weight measurements are undertaken for all children in reception and year 6. To liaise regularly with parents and offer home visits where necessary. To follow child protection policies and procedures and to liaise closely with the Named Nurse Safeguarding. Undertake CFC Review Health Assessments and attend Statutory CFC Review meetings. Provide a public health-based service that contributes to improving the health of children and their families with complex physical health needs in Salford through partnership working. To ensure effective delivery of the Healthy Child programme, National Childhood Measurement Programme and Immunisation programme as define by DH. Being an autonomous practitioner, addressing health issues raised where appropriate.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.