Special School Nursing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced children's nurse to join the Special School Nursing team based at Summerdown School.
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled senior nurse to compliment the nursing team. The nursing team work collaboratively with education and therapy colleagues and are supported by the wider Women's and Children division.
This would be an ideal opportunity for an acute or community based children's nurse to use their extensive nursing skills and knowledge in a new capacity within an educational environment.
Full induction, orientation and training will be developed to ensure it meets the individual needs of the successful candidate.
The Special School Nursing Team operates within two special education needs schools, supporting children and young people who have complex needs including learning disabilities, long-term and life-limiting health conditions.
To ensure the children and young people can access statutory education, the team works in close partnership with children, their families/carers, school staff, other health and social care professionals ensuring that the Child's health needs are supported, both within the school setting, home and in the wider community.
This post is being offered as a term time contract., · Work in partnership with professionals to ensure specialist care is delivered to pupils both effectively and efficiently.
· Assess health needs of the pupils, creating care plans as needed, reviewing, and updating as identified. These care plans describe the health needs of the child that need to be delivered to the in school.
· Delegate care and train school staff through a robust process of training and competency assessment, that enables pupils with health needs to assess education - this includes gastrostomy training/ feeds for school staff, oral suction, management of oxygen , administration of medication , catheterisation , tracheostomy care and emergency tracheostomy changes, epilepsy management and emergency medication, basic life support and how to use a bag valve mask.
· The nursing team are also responsible for any emergency/ health care needs required through out the day for the Southfield centre pupils - following plans from the specialist teams for epilepsy and dystonia or respiratory along side the day to day concerns support required by school staff.
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· Advise on medication concerns such as safe storage, dosage, labelling, side effects as well as transcribe onto the MAR charts and administer any PRN medications required during the day. This can include following pain management plans or dystonia plans throughout the day., + The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
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Special School Nursing

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come., We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.