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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
A Registered Nurse Band 6 is required to work within Community Children’s Nursing Additional Support for Learning-Schools.
Following the disability pathway the post holder will provide an accessible, appropriate, high quality, culturally sensitive and effective SCS Disability Nursing service to 0-19 years in the community, by working in partnership with service users, care providers and other agencies.
Under the direction of the Team Lead the post holder will have responsibility for assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care for their own caseload for patients experiencing disability and developing the role of the Specialist Children’s Services Nurse in all aspects of the disability pathway.
The post holder will also provide advice, support and training to Education Staff, parents or carers, to allow children with additional needs to attend school. They will also deliver the school aged Immunisation Programme. The post holder will have responsibility in the assessment, planning, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients with a disability, developing the role of the Specialist Children’s Services Nurse in Additional Support (ASL) schools and in all aspects of the disability pathway.
You will provide nurse led assessments, advice, support and training to Education Staff, parents or carers, to enable children with additional needs to attend school. You will help manage the effective deployment of nursing resource within the pathways and support clinical functions such as caseload management and supervision; personal development planning, reflecting knowledge and skills framework and the front-line monitoring of implementation of key policy documents. You will work with colleagues from Education, SW and the wider health team in Specialist Community
Paediatric Services.
It is essential that you are an NMC Registered Nurse and be able to provide evidence of your post registration study, education. You must be able to provide evidence of continued professional development. You should be able to demonstrate good communication skills. This post requires PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland Check. You must have a current driving licence.
Informal Contact: Wendy Commins on 07534919268 or wendy.commins@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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