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(08:30 – 16:30 Term time only)

The Community Children’s Nursing Team provides care for children between the ages of 0-19 years who are in need of nursing care at home or in an education setting.

A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Nursing Associate to join our well-established Special School Nursing Service which is part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team.

We are looking for an outstanding practitioner with experience of working in a school environment or healthcare role with children and young people.

You will be a Registered Nursing Associate, who is motivated, proactive, committed and with excellent communication skills. You will work independently under the leadership of our Registered Nurses, supporting with all aspects of nursing care and improving on the safety and quality of care at every opportunity.

You will assist the special needs school nurse in ensuring plans of care are reviewed and maintained, and work with children and families to help achieve maximum independence in health and wellbeing. You will work closely with teachers and classroom assistants in meeting care needs.

This busy role requires you to be flexible in a constantly changing environment and to respond to emergency needs as they arise.

If you are innovative, creative and keen to develop your knowledge and new ways of working, then consider this opportunity.

Main duties of the job

As a NMC registered practitioner, the Nursing Associate will work in a clinical field, with minimal supervision. The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the field of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care to pupils and students attending Tower Hamlets Special Needs Schools. They will deliver safe, compassionate and dignified patient centred health care.The Nursing Associate will work independently under the supervision of a registered nurse, working within the sphere of nursing and within all aspects of the nursing process. The Nursing Associate will be expected to plan and prioritise their workload; implement evidence based care; utilise relevant guidance, protocols, and policies (local and national); contribute to care planning and patient review. They will be responsible for completing any work based training and associated competency required by the role.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.