Band 3 Special School Complex Care Assistant (Enteral Feeds)

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Highgate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health organization is seeking dedicated support for its Special School Nursing Service in Highgate. This role involves providing healthcare support to children requiring enteral feeds, ensuring high standards of care are met in collaboration with a multi-agency team. Ideal candidates will have experience working with children with complex health needs and the ability to function well in a team. Positions are fixed-term, 30 hours per week during term time, with a supportive work environment focused on integrated care.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children, especially those with complex learning and health needs.
• Ability to work as part of a team and in multi-agency settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-standard care for children/young people requiring enteral feeds during the school day.
• Contribute to growth measurement of children/young people within the service.
• Collaborate with a multi-agency team and report relevant information.
• Undertake administrative duties to support service function.

Job description

Overview

We have three fixed-term posts available for 12 months: two posts at 30 hours per week (term time only) and one post at 21 hours per week (term time only). You will work as part of the Special School Nursing Service to provide health care support to children/young people who require enteral feeds during their school day. Enteral feeding refers to the intake of food via the 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 the special school nursing service in line with the Healthy Child Programme. To work as part of a multi-agency team within a special school and other establishments under the direction of the Team Leader, reporting relevant information to the special school nurse. To undertake administrative duties to enable the service to function effectively.

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

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Special School Nursing Service to deliver high-standard care for children/young people requiring enteral feeds during the school day.
• Contribute to growth measurement of children/young people within the service in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
• Collaborate with a multi-agency team within a special school and other establishments, under the direction of the Team Leader; report relevant information to the special school nurse.
• Undertake administrative duties to support service function.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience of working with children, especially those with complex learning and health needs.
• Ability to work as part of a team and in multi-agency settings.

About the Employer

BCHC has more than 5,000 staff across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. The organisation delivers over 100 clinical services in people\'s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities, including services for children, young people and families; two community hospitals; services for people with learning disabilities; the West Midlands Rehab Centre; and the School of Dentistry. The Trust is committed to integrated, personalised care rooted in local communities and strives to deliver outstanding, integrated care as part of the NHS in the West Midlands. If you want to be part of our team and work with a Foundation Trust focused on best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Job Details

The post is for 30 hours per week (Fixed Term 12 Months), Monday - Friday, term time, with a 30-minute unpaid break. There are three fixed-term posts: two at 30 hours per week and one at 21 hours per week, both term time only.