Job overview

• An exciting opportunity for motivated and energetic nurse who enjoys working with children and young people with a variety of complex health and learning  needs.
• The role evolves working in  a special school setting , alongside our education colleagues  to ensure children and young people are given  fair equal access to education.

Main duties of the job

• We are looking for a band 6 nurse to join a team of mixed skill nurses to support children and young people in a school for CYP aged between 4-19 years old.
• You will have good clinical skills as well as be willing to learn new skills. You will plan your workload and pre-empt the needs of the children on your caseload. 
• You will be giving tracheostomy care, feeds via jejunostomy, gastrostomy, safe administering of medication, airway maintenance using suctioning etc.
• You will be delivering care for the CYP while they are in their lessons and ensuring their education is as uninterrupted as possible. 
• You should work well within a team.
• Your must have good safeguarding awareness.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.