Health & Wellbeing Worker - Broomhill Primary - GLA16155

Glasgow; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Glasgow City Council is seeking a healthcare support professional to assist children and young people with complex medical needs within a school setting. The role involves direct health tasks, support for daily living, and guiding school staff in health procedures.

The post requires PVG membership and a commitment to safeguarding, with flexible working options discussed during recruitment. Salary may be reviewed under the new pay and grading structure from 2027.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience in educational, healthcare or care settings is desirable.
• Commitment to supporting children with complex medical needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare support to children and young people with complex medical conditions.
• Deliver tasks such as tracheostomy care, suctioning, catheterisation and feeding programmes as required.
• Assist school-based staff in health-related procedures and interventions.
• Coordinate with families, healthcare professionals and external partners to meet health needs.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Job Description

This role is responsible for providing healthcare support to children and young people with complex medical conditions, ensuring their health needs are met and enabling them to access and participate fully in the curriculum.

The successful candidate will be competent in delivering a range of healthcare and daily living support tasks. These may include tracheostomy care and suctioning, catheterisation, supporting children and young people who are oxygen-dependent, and delivering individualised feeding programmes.

You will also provide guidance and support to school-based support staff in the delivery of health-related procedures and interventions required to meet the needs of individual children and young people.

Working closely with school management, families, healthcare professionals, and other external partners, you will help ensure that the ongoing health needs of children and young people are effectively met and that appropriate health support plans are developed, implemented, and regularly reviewed.

You will be required to have excellent communication and organisational skills, together with experience of working within an educational, healthcare, or care environment. A commitment to supporting children and young people with complex medical needs is essential.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Glasgow City Council is completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new Pay and Grading Structure from 4 April 2027. This post has not yet been evaluated under the new arrangements and, as a result, the core salary may change in the future. Further information will be provided to candidates during the recruitment process.

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

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