Special School Nurse - Penn Hall School

Job overview

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families in Wolverhampton? Do you dream of a rewarding career in community children’s nursing? If so, this is your opportunity!

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is looking for motivated and enthusiastic Registered Children’s Nurse with a minimum of 10-12 months post qualification experience in an acute setting, to come work with the CCNS team in one of our Special Schools Penn Hall and Green Park. We are after 22.5 hours term time only for Penn Hall, and 30 hours per week, term time only for Green Park.

You’ll gain essential skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience in acute and community children’s nursing, playing a vital role in reducing health inequalities and shaping a brighter future for local children and families.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a qualified nurse, registered as a Children’s Nurse and NMC and experience within the acute care setting post qualification. You will require flexibility, good communication, literacy and IT skills and show evidence of working within a multi-disciplinary team. Clinical nursing skills will be required relevant to children with acute illness, complex disability and chronic and complex health needs.

The service and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] will offer the post holders an opportunity to work in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment recognising children / young people and their families are at the heart of everything we do, to ensure we deliver the highest possible standards of care.

Working for our organisation

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities. You must be a car owner and driver and have business insurance.

Person specification

Essential

• Car driver and has a car during working hours
• Registered Children's Nurse
• Post registration experience in acute setting

Desirable

• Central line competent
• Experience with epilepsy

Flexible Working

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] welcomes suitably qualified applicants including those who may require a Trust issued Certificate of Sponsorship. However, not all our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, we recommend applicants check whether the role is eligibility prior to applying. More information can be found on the UKVI website: Health and Care Worker Visa or Skilled Worker Visa.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Kate Bridges
Job title: Senior Sister
Email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Telephone: [contact hidden]

Additional information: Sara Eacopo, Matron, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]