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An exciting opportunity to join the NHS as an Assistant Practitioner in the Specialist School Nursing Team, where you will support children with complex medical needs. This role combines hands-on care and administrative functions within a specialist school setting, emphasizing communication with families and healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates will have NVQ Level 2+ in Care, experience working with children, and a commitment to ongoing learning and development.
Are you compassionate, dedicated, and looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children with complex medical needs?
Join our Specialist School Nursing Team as anAssistant Practitionerand play a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of children and young people (aged 1119) with complex learning and physical disabilities.
Based in a specialist school setting, this role includes both hands-on support and a significant administrative functionhelping to coordinate care, clinics, and communication across the service, including outreach to satellite schools.
This position is based in Clifton Hill School, Caterham
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
As an Assistant Practitioner in our Specialist School Nursing Team,we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:
The Ideal Candidate
Minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) and NVQ Level 2+ in Care or Childcare
Experience working with children in health, education, social care, or voluntary settings
Strong team player with the ability to work independently and accept delegated tasks
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Basic IT and keyboarding skills
Organised, reliable, and able to meet deadlines
Approachable, self-motivated, and sensitive to individual family needs
Willingness to travel for training and undertake further development
Understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding
Care Certificate
Experience with children with learning disabilities, Autism, or complex health needs (e.g. tracheostomy, enteral feeding, epilepsy)
Comfortable liaising with a range of professionals and agencies
Awareness of personal development needs and commitment to ongoing learning
Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.