Childrens' / Learning Disability / Adult Nurse

To deliver evidence based, skilled nursing care according to the individual child or young person's health needs, ensuring they receive nursing care promoting a valued lifestyle and independence.
To support nursing staff in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for children & young people with complex health needs and their families, based on research and evidence of good practice.
To deliver direct personal and intimate care to children & young people.
To provide education, training and support to non-registered and registered professionals, including student nurses and medical students.
To carry out effective medication management, including stock checking, ordering, receiving medication into school and returning medication home, preparation and administration.
To develop skills and knowledge within the field of complex health needs and physical disability, ensuring the relevant clinical skills required for management of safe nursing care are maintained.
If you are ready to be part of a dedicated team who are passionate about supporting children and young people, enabling them to lead safe, happy and fulfilling lives, we would love to hear from you.
To arrange an informal visit please contact Matron on x 7715.
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We are looking for enthusiastic nurses who are interested in developing new skills in the care of children and young people with complex health needs, including epilepsy, cerebral palsy or physical disability.
We provide specialist 24/7 nursing care to children and young people from 3 years old up to 25 years in Chailey Heritage Foundation school, in the residential services and our Short Breaks Service. This role is unique and requires a nurse eager to work in partnership in a very special environment; encouraging our children and young people to express their own individual preferences and facilitate their involvement in on-site activities such as crafting, horse riding and swimming as well as on day trips and holidays.
A lack of relevant experience should not deter anyone from applying; we value enthusiasm, empathy and a willingness to learn new skills. You will be supported to become competent in catheterisation, tracheostomies and ventilation and emergency seizure management. You will gain experience of and knowledge in caring for children and young people with complex and long-term neurological conditions that will enable you to further your career though our numerous development opportunities.
The rural location means it would be helpful to have access to a car or other form of transport. There is free parking on site, including an electric car charging point.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
+ Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support, Work within a rota covering 24/7, 52-week nursing care to the children & young people accessing Chailey Clinical Services.
Together with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), ensure the consistent delivery of safe, high quality nursing care.
Work across services at CCS, gaining additional nursing knowledge and experience, participating in writing and implementing clinical policies and standards in accordance with local and national standards and clinical policies.
Assess and interpret altered health care needs of the children & young people and in consultation with the MDT, evaluating the effectiveness of care and make adjustments, where appropriate
Develop, implement, and evaluate guidelines/teaching tools for children/ young people/families/healthcare professionals and non-registered professionals.
Report any incidents, child and adult safeguarding concerns through the appropriate routes, in accordance with SCFT guidance.
Please see the job description for further details of duties and responsibilities.
The nursing team are based at Chailey and are employed by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. We are able to offer flexible working together with the wide range of benefits on offer from Sussex's largest provider of community healthcare. We work in close collaboration with Chailey Heritage Foundation and with our clinical multidisciplinary team including SALT, Physio, OT and Doctors providing holistic, person-centred care.
At the heart of how we operate is our Trust values:
+ Compassionate Care
+ Working Together,
+ Achieving Ambitions
+ Delivering Excellence
Our values are fundamental to the high-quality care we provide to the people who need us. We are proud to be a community that cares, delivering our services as a team whilst supporting our employees as individuals.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer that actively promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We embrace and celebrate diversity, encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with an ethnically diverse heritage, those with disabilities, and individuals identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our aim is to grow a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
We strive to create an environment where every individual is valued and respected. Our recruitment process is designed to support candidates who require reasonable adjustments and to accommodate the needs of applicants.
This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.
Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically, please ensure you check your emails, including your junk folder. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

+ Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
+ Excellent training and development opportunities
+ Research opportunities
+ Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
+ Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
+ Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
+ Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
+ Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
+ Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff