Band 3 Special School Complex Care Assistant (Enteral Feeds)

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT is recruiting a Band 3 Complex Care Assistant to support pupils with enteral feeding needs in Birmingham Special Schools, working 18 hours per week during term time. Full competency-based training will be provided, and a DBS check is required.

This role forms part of the city-wide Special School Nursing Service, delivering high-quality care to children and young people with complex health needs within school settings.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or above in Care with experience / knowledge of working with children with complex needs.
• Evidence of continued learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils' enteral feeding needs within Birmingham Special Schools.
• Contribute to safe and effective growth measurement of children/young people in line with Healthy Child Programme.
• Work as part of a multi-agency team within a special school reporting to the Team Leader.
• Undertake administrative duties to enable the service to function effectively.

Job description

Band 3 Special School Complex Care Assistant (Enteral Feeds)

You will work as part of the Special School Nursing Service in providing health care support to children/young people who require enteral feeds during their school day. (Enteral feeding refers to intake of food via gastrointestinal tract through a tube directly into the stomach or small intestine for children who are unable to have all their diet and fluids by mouth).

To work as part of a team supporting the Special School Nursing Service to deliver a high standard of care to children/young people.To contribute to safe and effective growth measurement of children/young people within special school nursing service in line with Healthy Child Programme.

To work as part of a multi-agency team within a special school and otherestablishments under the direction of the Team Leader, reporting relevantinformation to special school nurse

To undertake administrative duties to enable the service to function effectively.

Main duties of the job

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

We have a vacancy within our city-wide Special School Nursing Service for Band 3 Complex Care Assistant to support pupils' enteral feeding needs within Birmingham Special Schools.

The Post is for 18 hours per week, Monday - Friday, term time contract, fixed term for 12 months.

If you have experience of working with Children, especially Children with complex learning and health needs, we would like to hear from you.

Full competency-based training will be given to successful applicants.

An Enhanced DBS will be required for this posts

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

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 and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab 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 best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

IMPORTANT

Job responsibilities

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 Europes 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.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ training

• NVQ Level 2 or above in Care with experience / knowledge of working with children with complex needs.
• Evidence of continued learning and development.

Experience

• Previous experience of dealing with members of the public.
• Previous experience of working with children and young people.
• Previous clerical experience.

Skills/knowledge

• Demonstrate willingness to undertake a range of duties and to learn new tasks including clinical procedures where relevant.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of carrying out work within another agency's environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Disability.
• Awareness of Safeguarding issues.
• Ability to recognise the importance communication within the Multi-diciplinary team.
• Demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and consequences of breaking confidentiality.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working and interagency working.
• Flexible approach to working with good interpersonal skills
• Able to relate to children and young people.

Other job requirements

• Willing and able to undertake training appropriate to the role.
• Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
• Able to organise own work.
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace.

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.

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearper annum (pro rata)