NHS Special School Nursing Service
About
This is an NHS service managed by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a team of registered nurses and nursing associates who provide clinical nursing care and support for children and young people with health conditions attending one of the special schools listed below (age range is 4-19 years in most schools although a few offer a pre-school placement for those aged 2 and over). You can contact your special school nurse through your special school.
The Special School Nurses in West Sussex are based on-site at:
Fordwater School, Chichester
Herons Dale School, Shoreham by Sea
Manor Green Primary School, Crawley
Manor Green Primary College, Crawley
Oak Grove College, Durrington on Sea
Palatine Primary School, Durrington on Sea
QE2 (Queen Elizabeth 2nd Silver Jubilee) School, Horsham
Woodlands Meed, Burgess Hill
What we do
- We offer specialist care and advice to pupils and their families, enabling pupils to access the curriculum in our special schools with staff trained and supported to meet their health needs, whatever their disability
- We provide individual assessment and care planning, risk assessment and management to meet each pupil’s health needs
- We work in partnership with other agencies including health professionals and our education and social care colleagues. Liaising with and referring to services as needed and helping to safeguard pupils.
- We train and assess school staff in specific care procedures including enteral feeding, tracheostomy care, epilepsy care, rescue medication, asthma and anaphylaxis awareness, oxygen administration, oral suction, and intermittent catheterisation to meet individual pupil’s needs. We ensure staff are competent and confident to meet pupils' health needs
- We support with transition to adult services
Age range
4-19
Free to use
Yes