School Nurse Assistant

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27–33 days

Cycle to work

Salary sacrifice schemes

Salary finance

Stockport Credit Union

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a School Nurse Assistant on a permanent, term-time basis (30 hours). You will support the Healthy Child Programme 0–19, including weighing, measuring and audiology screening, promoting healthy outcomes for children and young people.

Key duties include assisting Nurses, organising school activities, recording growth data and safeguarding, with flexible hours 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday, pro-rata pay and NHS benefits.

Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent in a clinical environment.
• Relevant further study or short course appropriate to the post (e.g., office management).
• Understanding of confidentiality and the Healthy Child Programme.

Responsibilities

• Carry out duties as directed by School Nurses to maximise clinical time.
• Organise group activities and teaching in schools for the Health Child Programme 0-19.
• Undertake growth monitoring of children in schools and report results.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

IT skills (Word, Excel)

Teamwork

Work without supervision

Transport between clinics

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Office management course

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

School Nurse Assistant: Permanent - Term Time Only (30 Hours)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our School Nursing Team as a School Nurse Assistant. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0 to 19, including weighing and measuring children as part of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), undertaking audiology screening, and promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

30 hours Term Time Only - To be worked flexibly Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm

Main duties of the job

Carry out duties as directed by the School Nurses to enable them to make the most effective and efficient use of clinical time.

Organise group activities and teaching sessions for schools to enable the teams to deliver the Health Child Programme 0-19

Undertaking the growth monitoring of children within schools and record and report results to school nurse in accordance with existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP'S).

Undertake hearing screening and record and report results to school nurse in accordance with existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP'S)

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clinical environment
• Relevant further study or short course appropriate to post eg office management

Knowledge

• Understanding of confidentiality
• Understanding of communication and organisation needs for effective team working
• Understanding of the Healthy Child Programme

Experience

• Working with confidential information
• Using systems to support team organisation
• Working in a team
• Working with members of the public including children in a clinical environment
• Clerical support for admin team
• Setting up organisational systems

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• IT skills - use of microsoft office word, excel
• Ability to work as a team member and to be work flexibly across teams
• Able to work without supervision
• Access to transport to travel between clinics and other service delivery locations

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 yearpro rata per annum