Senior Special School Nurse; Sherwood Park

Overview

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The closing date is 05 January 2026

The School Nursing Team deliver health care to children with complex health needs aged 3-19 attending Sherwood Park School. They are responsible for undertaking health assessments, completing and updating care plans, managing emergency situations and providing training for education staff. The post holder will ensure that high quality nursing care is delivered within Sherwood Park School across two campuses.

The post holder will work collaboratively with other professionals involved in the care of children including Children's Therapists, Educational Staff, School Nursing and Social Services to support and empower children, young people and their families, improve health and give every child the opportunity to develop their full potential.

Summary of Main Responsibilities and Duties - (please refer to Job Description for more detail)

• Ensure all practice complies with current NMC guidance, organisational policies, and service specifications.
• Promote and implement integrated working across health, education, and social care to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families.
• Act as a specialist practitioner, providing leadership, professional support, and guidance to colleagues.
• Lead by example, maintaining high standards of professional conduct, information governance, and data security.
• Delegate appropriately to ensure safe, coordinated, and effective care delivery.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Deliver and oversee specialist clinical care, including medication administration, gastrostomy feeding, and care for children with tracheostomies.
• Assess, plan, implement, and regularly review individual care plans, making onward referrals as required.
• Support the lead clinician for the children Continence service.
• Represent the school nursing team in educational and multi-agency settings, contributing to reviews, safeguarding processes, and child protection meetings.
• Adhere to infection prevention and control policies and attend safeguarding supervision as required.

Management and Professional Leadership

• Ensure team compliance with commissioned service delivery and electronic record-keeping requirements

Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (ESTH) provides a range of medical services to approximately 500,000 people living across south west London and north east Surrey.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country as well as some poorer areas. Together, with our NHS colleagues in Surrey, Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

Sutton Health and Care (SHC) was an innovative joint venture between local partner health and social care organisations, which sees community services fully integrated to support the delivery of a new model of care for the people of Sutton. Hosted by ESTH, the model ensures the breaking down of traditional organisational barriers to enable the provision of care that is wrapped around the patient.

We pride ourselves in having a highly dedicated team and offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment with a wide range of staff benefits and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our vision and values and can play a crucial role in our ongoing achievements.

Job Summary

The School Nursing Team deliver health care to children with complex health needs attending Sherwood Park School. They are responsible for undertaking health assessments, completing and updating care plans, managing emergency situations and providing training for education staff. They complete reports and attend child protection conferences.

The Band 6 School Nurse will also be responsible for supporting the childrens continence service. This will include carrying out assessments, giving advice around childrens continence needs and issuing products to those children who meet the criteria.

The post holder will…