Designated Clinical Officer and Assistant Designated Clinical Officer
Sara Ness
SEND Designated Clinical Officer (Hull and East Riding)
My background -
- Registered Nurse for People with a Learning Disability (RNLD)
- Community Children’s LD Nursing
- Children’s Continuing Care
- Children's Complex Care
- Specialist Practitioner in Patient Safety
- Lead nurse for people with brain injuries
- Senior Child Care Officer at St Annes Special School
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), Hull Place
2nd Floor
Wilberforce Court
Alfred Gelder Street
Hull
HU1 1UY
email - Sara.ness2@nhs.net
Kimberley Drewery
SEND Associate Designated Clinical Officer (Hull and East Riding)
My background -
- Registered Nurse for Sick Children
- Specialist Nurse for children and young people with cerebral palsy and complex care
- Provider Lead SEND Nurse
- Children’s complex care nurse in special schools and community
email -Kimberley.drewery3@nhs.net
What we do
We -
- provide oversight from a health perspective of education, health, and care panels to discuss which children go forward for assessments and then if required have a formal plan (EHCP)
- support health professionals to contribute to the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) process and agrees the health service provision outlined for EHC plans
- work with partners in the local area to improve the quality of Education, Health and Care Plans
- provide a contact for ICB's or health providers so that appropriate notification can be given to the local authority of children under 5 years who they think may have SEN or a disability
- support the SEND team at the local authority with questions and queries helping them navigate the health family
- promote links between the SEND team, education professionals, social care, and health services
- support the commissioners and senior leadership team regarding meeting and assuring the SEND health statutory requirements
- work alongside commissioners and stakeholders including children and young people, parents, and carers to identify and raise any commissioning gaps some of which may require joint commissioning to resolve
We can help you as a SENCO by -
- ensuring we can evidence a good local offer of health services and clear health journeys for those age 0-25 with SEND
- being a point of contact when you may need some support or advice regarding the health needs of a child in your school
- assisting with the signposting or linking you directly to relevant health professionals
- advising on current health policy where this may have an impact on supporting pupils with medical and health needs in school