Job summary
- Main area
- Children's or Learning Disability Nursing
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: 30 hours over 5 days 42 weeks per year
- Hours
- Term time hours
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 270-TG084-ACS
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sudborough House
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/06/2025 08:00
- Interview date
- 17/06/2025
Employer heading

Special School Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
The Special School Nursing Team is a county-wide service made up of nurses and healthcare assistants, all based within Special Schools. We support primary and secondary schools across Northamptonshire, ensuring that children and young people with additional healthcare needs have full access to the educational curriculum.
We collaborate closely with professionals from community, acute, social, and educational settings. We provide competency-based training programs for education teams within Special Schools, partnering with schools to address the needs of the children and young people.
This role involves lone working in various settings, and we are seeking a forward-thinking, dynamic nurse to join us in this permanent position. You will be part of an evolving service, working alongside passionate colleagues committed to innovation and high standards of practice, with the ability to work autonomously.
Main duties of the job
As a registered nurse, you will work autonomously with support from the senior special school nurses who oversee managing school caseloads. Your responsibilities will include conducting holistic nursing assessments, including continence assessments, developing individualized care plans, and completing risk assessments to support the Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) for each young person.
You will also lead health promotion sessions in school settings and take part in immunisation programs for children and young people. In addition, as a registered nurse, you will mentor others, including student nurses, and collaborate with other agencies on Early Help Assessments, Child in Need procedures, and safeguarding children and young people in accordance with local procedures and the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Board guidelines.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated trust that provides primary care, mental health services, and specialties in both hospital settings and the community. With a focus on putting the person at the heart of everything we do, we strive to make care as accessible as possible. As a result, many of our services are delivered at home, at work, or in schools. We also offer health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
At NHFT, we foster a culture of learning aimed at improving the care and safety of both our patients and staff. This approach emphasizes the people who help make our Trust 'outstanding' by supporting opportunities, innovation, development, and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 1 year qualified
- Experience in working with children
Desirable criteria
- Experience with children with complex health needs
- Experience of lone working
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Children's or Learning Disability Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Immunisations
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nikki Wilson
- Job title
- Special School Nurse Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07936329832
- Additional information
Working hours Monday - Thursday 9:00-4:30 Term Time Only
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