Special School Nurse

The post holder will be required to primarily provide cover for schools within the locality spanning from Shoreham-by-Sea to Chichester.

The post holder will work as a Specialist School Nurse across the Special School Nursing portfolio, as part of each school’s requirement to ensure that arrangements are in place to support children with medical conditions.

The post holder will provide clinical and associated public health nursing of children and young people in the special school setting, in partnership with Community Paediatricians and other health professionals to ensure the provision of high‑quality health care. The post holder acts as an advisor within the children’s community nursing team for training in mainstream school. They will liaise with clinical experts for the provision of specialist knowledge, skills and leadership as required.

The post holder will protect, safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children in accordance with ‘The Children Act’ (1989 & 2004) and ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ (2013).

• Provide clinical children’s nursing and public health advice within the school setting.
• Develop and implement care plans for children and young people with complex health needs and disability.
• Identifying and providing child specific health care procedures training for school staff, including competency based assessment where required.
• Use professional knowledge to provide evidence‑based practice.
• Contribute to single and multiagency safeguarding of disabled children, young people and young adults.
• Make a positive contribution towards the development and implementation of child health improvement programmes.
• Demonstrate highly skilled and innovative practice and support new ways of working.
• Demonstrate robust assessment skills and recognise the timely need for appropriate action and onward referral and involvement of other agencies.
• Initiate and provide health promotion packages appropriate for a Special School setting.
• Support education staff in providing health promotion.
• Promote best practice and act as a change agent by motivation and development of staff.
• Contribute to the development and review of clinical policies and guidelines.
• Participate in the recruitment and selection process of new staff as required.
• Provide nursing support to multi‑disciplinary clinics e.g. nutrition/enteral feeding.

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing.
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex.
• Flexible working options: part‑time, flexi‑time, annualised hours, and flexi‑retirement.
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities.
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff.
• Cost‑effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks.
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.