Special School Nurse (CCNT)
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Hillingdon, UB8 3HDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£45,953 to £54,254
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 October 2026
11 days leftJob description
We currently have an exciting opportunity for Band 6 nurse to join the Special School Nursing Service which is part of Hillingdon's Community Children...
The Special school nurses will work closely with the children/young people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Special School nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
keeping the children/young people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments responsible for implementing assessments, management of medical clinics, supporting school staff on clinical care, management of medication ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
You will be part of the Children's Community Nursing Team (CCNT) in Hillingdon, working closely with the children's nurses, school staff, other allied health professionals and medical staff at Hillingdon Hospital as well as the specialist dietitian.. You will also be part of a wider peer supervision group of children's nurses to support evidence based practice and innovation.
We are a flexible and friendly team, who are keen to provide you the working environment for you to thrive and progress in.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse -Child/RSCN/Adult/RNLD/Learning disabilities
- Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Desirable: - Child/RSCN Mentorship qualification; - Epilepsy PET 1 & 2 course
Previous experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a Band 6 nurse / as a Band 5 nurse with relevant post registration experience
- Recent experience with children's nursing/ learning disabilities within acute/community setting.
Desirable: - Community experience; - Previous experience working in a Special school
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Understanding how the Mental Health Act impacts on their work and the people they are working with
- High standard of clinical expertise and knowledge of general paediatrics
- Experience of working with the acute, long term conditions and complex children/young people
- Experience of working with students
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise workload
- Experience of teaching and care planning
Desirable
- Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
- Ability to work under the direction and guidance of senior team members
- Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential: - Be a role model and embody CNWL's values by being: Compassion Respectful Empowerment Partnership
Other
Essential: - Access to Car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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