Specialist Nurse SEND support

We are looking for an innovative and highly motivated School Nurse, Health Visitor, or Learning Disability Nurse to join our SEND support team across Kingston and Richmond for the 0-19 years age range. This is a new service where the candidate will have influence over the shaping of the service and support offered.

This is a unique and exciting position working alongside the specialist practitioners supporting families in the period leading up to assessment and post diagnosis of any complex health need, including those diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Condition. You will be offering practical and emotional support with areas of concern which are having a significant impact on the family., This is a varied role including, but not limited to:

• Assessment of health needs and implement planned programmes of care for children, young people and their families with SEND needs, evaluating the interventions.


• Contributing to the improvement of the service delivery of the Pre and Post Diagnosis SEND support Team to improve support for families.


• Having a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people aged 0-19 years with identified SEND, encouraging equity of access to services.


• Working with the clinical lead to support any identified variance in clinical practices in the 0-19 wider team and contribute to service improvement activities to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.


• Deliver specialist SEND guidance, emotional support and advice to children and young people with additional needs and their families e.g supporting parents and carers through the process of diagnosis, discussing developmental concerns, sleep, behaviour, diet and continence.


• Signposting and referral to relevant services such as earlybird training, local support groups and parent forums.


• Working in partnership with Health, Education, Social Services and Voluntary services to provide holistic care in a Whole System Approach.
  
  Your Healthcare is located in the Southwest of London within the Royal Borough of Kingston. The market town of Kingston, close to our Headquarters, is a thriving centre, catering for people of all ages. Located beside the Thames it is an historic town with great shopping, markets, restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, cinemas and a new theatre.