Children's Services
Special School Nursing
The service undertakes a range of activities to improve and maintain the health of children and young people – often with complex health needs – to attend school
Welcome
The special school nursing team is a citywide service providing nursing care and support across 27 special schools. The team comprises a mix of registered children’s nurses; learning disability nurses; complex care enteral feeding assistants and a school nurse assistant, whose roles and responsibilities are overseen by three team leaders, a clinical lead, service manager and head of service.
The team's aim is to provide healthcare for children and young people in special schools that is personalised, with minimal disruption to the school timetable. They work closely with teachers, teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisors, social workers and transport guides to ensure that each individual pupil's needs are met.