School Nurse (3 days/19.5 hours per week) Term Time Only
Peak School, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 6ESThis job expired on 3 February 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 April 2020
Closing date
3 February 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12,707 to £14,103 per year (full-time equivalent)
Additional allowances
Benefits include; Local Government Pension Scheme, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible working and free parking.
School Nurse (3 days/19.5 hours per week) Term Time Only job summary
We are eager to appoint a suitably qualified nurse to join our team at Peak School. Based at High Peak, Peak School caters for pupils with profound, severe and moderate learning disabilities, from 2 years of age (within our integrated nursery) up to 19 years of age (in our post-16 facility). Working alongside and independently of our current school nurse, you will be responsible for the direct delivery of nursing care to our pupils on a day to day basis as well as dealing with medical emergencies as they arise. Experience of working within a similar environment would be advantageous.
The ideal candidate will hold essential qualifications which, for this post, are RSCN or RN Learning Disabilities.
1. Clinical-Administration of medications, both routine and emergency, in line with NMC guidelines and the medicines in school policy and ensure that governance issues around medication are maintained.
2. Team Responsibilities
3. Managing the care environment
4. Professional Development and Practice
5. Communication and Multi-Disciplinary Team Working
6. Professional Responsibilities
Physical Skills: To have highly developed clinical skills
Good communication skill, verbal, non-verbal and written
To be able to work both independently and as part of a team taking initiative. To have knowledge and competency in the application of computer databases; EPR, CRS, EMIS
Physical Effort: To be able to carry out throughout the day, a wide variety of physical tasks requiring a reasonable level of physical fitness.
Mental Effort: To be able to concentrate in a busy working environment that will have interruptions from phone calls, parents, deliveries, emergencies etc. To be able to prioritise own workload and adapt as and when necessary. To be able to meet deadline set
Emotional Effort: To have the ability to give unwelcome news to parents and carers who may be distressed, or angry. To deal sensitivity with families who have high levels of anxiety. To have the ability to provide ongoing support to emotionally demanding parents or carers. Will on occasion be exposed to distressing, emotional circumstances and will have to deal sensitively with families coping with poor diagnosis, child death, child abuse and domestic violence.
Working Conditions: To be able to work in an environment that may mean exposure to bodily fluids and waste products. To be able to deal with aggressive behaviour from children, young people their families/carers.
Commitment to safeguarding
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
About Peak School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 79 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Peak School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@peak.derbyshire.sch.uk
We are a nursery to 19 Special School Academy in the north west corner of Derbyshire. We cater for children and young adults with a whole range of needs, particularly those with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), communication difficulties, and those with extremely challenging behaviour linked to their associated learning difficulties.
Most pupils at Peak work outside the National Curriculum and we are proud to offer an individualised curriculum which is built around our four key areas:
Physical and Movement
Emotional and Expressive Arts
Accessing the World and Communication
Knowledge and Know-how
We are located in a beautiful, rural environment in the village of Chinley, where we make full use of the local amenities and make a point of filling our curriculum with outdoor activities.
We also have a number of specialist on-site facilities and services:
Hydrotherapy Pool
Sensory rooms and Sensory Garden
Fully equipped kitchen / catering learning environment for our post-16 pupils
On site nurse, visiting Physiotherapist and Speech and Language therapist.
Our location in north west Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District, means we are also accessible for pupils who may live in Cheshire, Stockport, Tameside (Greater Manchester) and also Sheffield.
We are currently Ofsted rated ‘Good’ – with outstanding for Behaviour and Welfare – and we are working hard to ensure we achieve outstanding results in our next inspection.
Further information about our academy can be found on the website at www.peak.derbyshire.sch.uk
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