Clinical Support Worker - Special School Nursing Team

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Elland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a skilled individual for the Specialist School Nursing Team to provide compassionate care to children with medical needs. The role requires working across multiple sites on a term-time basis, with hours from 0830 to 1600. Candidates should have experience with complex medical conditions and working with children. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in young lives.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for and supporting children and families with complex medical conditions.
• Experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities.
• Willingness to work across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care to pupils and service users.
• Support pupils during the school day to meet their medical needs.
• Manage and support a caseload of children with medical needs across schools.

Skills

Caring for children

Supporting families

Working with children with learning disabilities

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and motivated individual to work in the Specialist School Nursing Team. This is a term time role and the successful candidate will be required to work across all 5 sites if needed, on a 4 day/week roster. Hours of work are 0830-1600.

The SSNT work in 5 specialist provision schools across Calderdale and Kirklees, managing and supporting a caseload of children with medical and nursing needs.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Specialist School Nursing Team as a clinical support worker in providing compassionate care to pupils, service users, carers and families.
• Support pupils during the school day to meet their medical and nursing needs, through direct and indirect care within clearly defined limits and attainment of agreed competence.
• Be able to work without constant direct supervision using initiative within the level of competence for the post.
• Manage and support a caseload of children with medical and nursing needs across five specialist provision schools.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Experience caring for and supporting children and families with complex medical and nursing conditions.
• Experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities.
• Willingness to work across multiple sites in a term-time role; rosters include 4 days per week, 0830-1600.

About CHFT

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems. Our people are at the core of everything we do, and we are committed to One Culture of Care to provide outstanding compassionate care.

Contact / How to apply

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Joanne Ineson
Job title: Clinical Nurse Manager
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Please feel free to contact me if more information is required on this role.