Healthcare Assistant Special Schools Nursing Team

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a Community Children's Nursing professional to provide specialized care for students with complex health needs. The role involves executing care plans, monitoring health, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a Foundation Degree or NVQ 3 in healthcare and experience working with children. Salary ranges from £29,651 to £31,312 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• 1 year’s experience of working with children with disabilities and complex health needs in the community.
• Evidence of the ability to communicate effectively with children and families.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide and promote health care for students with Special Needs.
• Carry out care plans and skilled clinical tasks.
• Monitor students' health and report findings to the nursing team.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work with children

Teamwork

Clinical observation

Education

Relevant healthcare Foundation Degree Qualification or NVQ 3

General Education to GCSE level

Job description

Promoting the health of children with complex health needs attending special schools within the boroughs of both Greenwich and Bexley; helping children and young people to realise their potential in health and education.

Ensuring all children and young people has access to a dedicated special school nursing service that is informed by evidence of good practice.

The Community Children's Nursing Service is part of a network of services for children in Greenwich and Bexley providing high quality specialist child centred care. The HCA will work as part of this team but will be based within the special schools setting. The post holder must possess good communication skills and be able to work as part of the wider Community Children's Nursing Service.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

• To provide & promote health care for students with Special Needs and complex healthcare needs.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We Listen
• We Care

Job responsibilities

• To carry out care plans developed by the School Nurse or Community Childrens Nurse
• To undertake skilled clinical tasks following competency-based training; for example tracheostomy care, the care management of enteral feeding devices (naso-gastric/Gastrostomy/jejunostomy), suctioning. This is not an exhaustive list and there may be times that you are required to learn additional clinical skills.
• To assess an unwell student, undertake clinical observations and report your findings to the school nursing team.
• To monitor the heights and weights of students as identified by the care plan and report to the nursing team or dietician.
• To be familiar with all equipment required to support the child and to report any deficiency immediately.
• To carry out and record safety checks of technical equipment reporting any issues to the school nurse
• To carry out duties, within good practice guidelines and involving senior clinicians where required.

Research

• To maintain knowledge and skills in supporting children with complex health needs based on up-to-date evidence
• To assist in collecting data for audit when appropriate.

Communication

• To assist in the provision of support and advice to parents regarding health issues in liaison with the school Nurse.
• To develop supportive relationships with students and assist in responding to their clinical needs.
• To establish and maintain good relationships with all members of the Specialist Nursing Service, Multidisciplinary team, Community Childrens team, Education staff and other agencies directly involved with the student.
• To keep accurate and clear records, to make verbal and written reports as required, ensuring these are kept up-to-date.
• To maintain timely and up to date reports on RIO system according to Trust policy and in the family held record.

Person Specification

Education

• General Education to GCSE level or its equivalent; Relevant healthcare Foundation Degree Qualification or NVQ 3 or other relevant experience
• Experience working in a similar setting.

Experience

• 1 year’s experience of working with children with disabilities and complex health needs in the community
• Experience of working with families and professionals within a multidisciplinary team

Communication

• Evidence the ability to communicate with children and young people in a manner that meets their needs
• Evidence of the ability to communicate effectively with families and other professionals.

Ability & Experience

• Ability to work in a school environment. Ability to visit various Oxleas sites.
• Frequently required to weigh and measure children and young people. Required to carry equipment and resources to and from schools. Front-facing role which exposes the practitioner to distressing, emotional conditions regularly e.g. child safeguarding, mental health

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.

£29,651 to £31,312 a year pro rata pa inc