Band 3 Chaperone for Child Protection Medicals

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health trust in Birmingham seeks a Band 3 Chaperone for Child Protection Medicals. This role involves chaperoning children and ensuring their comfort during medical assessments. You will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and handle various responsibilities in different locations across the city. Ideal candidates should have an NVQ in Health Care, experience working with children, and strong communication skills. A commitment to safeguarding and maintaining confidentiality is essential. This opportunity offers a chance to make a difference in children's health care.

Qualifications

• Evidence of working in a healthcare setting.
• Experience with children and families in clinical/community settings.
• Ability to adapt communication for various language stages.

Responsibilities

• Chaperone children during child protection medicals.
• Conduct medical observation clinics.
• Support multi-disciplinary team responses for requests.

Skills

Knowledge of up-to-date clinical trends

Effective communication skills

Ability to manage sensitive information

Teamwork commitment

IT and software proficiency

Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities

Education

NVQ qualification in Health Care or equivalent

Job description

Band 3 Chaperone for Child Protection Medicals

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested**

The role has a priority focus on supporting the process of child protection medicals undertaken by Community Paediatricians. The post holder will be responsible for chaperoning children and young people during child protection medicals. They will support in the provision of a caring and safe environment for babies,children and young people who are undergoing a child protection medical. The post holder will also be responsible for conducting medical observation clinics for Community Paediatric and ADHD patients and will accurately record observations and clinical notes.

The post holder must be respectful to the dignity and confidentiality of the child or young person at all times and will support them to ensure that the appointment is completed, whilst ensuring their needs are recognised and met. They will need to take a flexible approach to their workload as child protection medicals often take place at short notice and predominantly in the afternoon. Child protection medicals and observation clinics take place at multiple sites across Birmingham, following a fixed rota, covering North, East, South, West and Central parts of the city.

Main duties of the job

Work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting colleagues in work associated with responding to requests for child protection medicals

Undertake medical observation clinics clinics for Community Paediatric and ADHD children ho are on medication pathways.

Work across various locations on a flexible basis in order to respond to requests in a timely manner.

Obtain prompt assistance during an emergency situation

Be aware of the most appropriate route to raise concerns and do so if concerned about the medical professional's behaviour or actions

During periods when child protection medicals are not being carried out, to support the Child Development Centres, service and Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children and Young People as required and where appropriate, for example with ICPC and Safeguarding audits, ensure equipment is serviced and bases have adequate supplies/equipment.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

IMPORTANT

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Job responsibilities

Further information about this post can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ qualification in Health Care or Equivalent
• Evidence of relevant professional development post qualification.

Experience

• Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical trends and practice.
• Evidence of working in a healthcare setting
• Evidence of recent professional development
• Experience and ability to demonstrate an understanding of working with children and families in a clinical and/ or community setting.
• Evidence of effective communication skills and ability to adapt communication as required to respond to varied stages of language development.
• Ability to manage personal and sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Potential exposure to distressing information and commitment to engage in reflection and supervision activities.
• Experience of productive multi and inter-disciplinary working

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility to health and safety
• Ability to recognise and understand equality and diversity issues
• Ability to use IT and software packages appropriate to clinical care.
• Understanding of responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrate commitment to teamwork and team goals
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing NHS environment

Other Job Requirements

• Ability to travel and attend various sites on request and sometimes at short notice.
• Car driver/Access to suitable vehicle for business purposes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.