School Nurse Assistant Job Description (PDF, 160.6KB)

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Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a School Nurse Assistant to support the School Nursing Team. The role involves administrative duties, promoting public health messages, and delivering health assessments for school-aged children. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication and organisational skills, along with experience in working with children. Join a progressive team that values inclusivity and effective care.

Benefits

Lease Car Scheme

Discounted Leisure and Travel

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people.
• Clerical/administration experience.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the School Nursing Service.
• Organise height and weight screening for children.
• Maintain accurate records and respond to enquiries.

Skills

Communication

Organisational

IT Skills

Education

GCSE A D level/level 4 to 9 Maths and English

Level 2 NVQ in IT

Tools

System One

Microsoft Office

Job description

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

About

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) provides the hospital services to South Warwickshire from four hospitals:

• Warwick Hospital
• Leamington Spa Hospital
• Stratford Hospital
• Ellen Badger Hospital
  
  

We also deliver out-of-hospital community services to the whole of Warwickshire and beyond serving a population of more than half a million from various clinics. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

What is a Foundation Trust?

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 March 2010. A foundation trust status gives us greater freedom to manage our own affairs, and makes us more directly accountable to local people through our Members, who are drawn from the local population and staff.

We are managed by a Board of Directors and the Trust is overseen by our Council of Governors. Find out more about our organisational structure and meetings and papers .

We continue to be part of the NHS and treat patients in accordance with core NHS principles healthcare that is provided according to clinical need, not ability to pay, that it is free at the point of delivery, and that it meets the needs of everyone.

Our Members actively influence the progress of the Trust and help us to be genuinely patient-centred in every aspect. Find out about becoming a Member .

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Key details

Location

SiteCranmore PlaceAddressCranmore Place, B90 4RZTownShirley, Solihull, West Midlands.PostcodeB90 4RZMajor / Minor RegionWarwickshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanent: Term Time OnlyHours22.5 hours per week (Term Time Only)

• Part time
• Term time hours
  
  

Salary

Salary£24,169 Per annumSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 2)

Specialty

Main areaSchool NursingInterview date16/05/2025

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they dont need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesnt matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

Staff Benefits

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.

Car Parking

The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

Job Overview

Would you like the opportunity to work for an NHS Trust that has been ranked one of the best in the country in the NHS Staff Survey results?

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic School Nurse Assistant to join our busy Solihull School Nursing Team. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Solihull School Nursing Service, in a general capacity and for an online health needs assessment tool for school aged children, as well as being integral in assisting in the raising of awareness of key public health messages, at both a local and national level, alongside positively promoting the profile of the School Nursing Service. You will also be an essential team member in the delivery of the National Child Measurement Programme within Primary School settings.

You will need to be a flexible and adaptable individual with excellent communication, organisational and computer skills and have experience of using electronic health record systems. You will also be required to work as part of a team, as well as being able to work autonomously and have experience of working with children/young people and families.

If you are a positive team player and can respond quickly and easily to changing priorities and demands, this could be the post for you, and we look forward to hearing from you!

Advert

The post holder will be an active member of the School Nursing Team working with others to promote positive outcomes for children and young people. The post holders main duties will include supporting the school nursing team with administrative and clerical duties. Work with schools to ensure the delivery of the Department of Health (DH) National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).

Undertake The Administration For:

Online Health Assessments for year 6 and year 9 pupils.

Ages And Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) for reception pupils.

Movements in/ out of all pupils.

Discharge pupils from system one electronic records for pupils who have left school (year 11)

Register children onto system one electronic records when required.

Archive of records for pupils who are no longer active to the School Nursing Service.

Take responsibility to support the team to ensure the raise of the profile of Solihull School Nursing using social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Working for our organisation

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4 in the country for recommended place to work.th

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesnt matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Organise, plan and deliver height and weight screening for the DH NCMP, as per standards and guidelines and following completion of relevant competency.

Provide clerical and administration support to the school health team, this includes, filing records, letters, answering and responding appropriately to telephone calls from the public and other professionals.

Recognise if children are in need of protection and report concerns to the School Nurse in line with Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership policies and procedures

Maintain regular contact with education staff to establish good relationships between the services.

Ensure stationery and stores are routinely ordered

Respond appropriately to general enquiries from clients and refer when necessary to the School Nurse.

Support the team to collect data for audit and evaluations purposes.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

Maintain accurate records at all times, ensuring written work is countersigned by trained staff in line with trust policy.

Ensure that confidentiality is upheld at all times, as per trust guidelines.

Attend the Trust statutory and mandatory training programme specific to the role and ensuring training is completed as per the Trust Essential Skills policy. Pay progression for annual increments is no longer automatic, all staff must have completed all their statutory and mandatory training and they must have had a staff appraisal in the last 12 months. The onus is on individuals to ensure that they meet these requirements.

Must possess basic IT skills e.g. able to use Microsoft office/word

Must possess basic social media skills to access and post on social media platforms e.g face book, twitter and Instagram.

Participate in/access group or team clinical supervision.

Participate in and contribute to team/locality meetings to keep up to date with trust information.

Measurable Result Areas

Undertake the heights and weights for all children in reception and year 6 and ensure data has been inputted onto the national database and that results are generated as appropriate.

Signpost to the allocation / School Nurse any children identified as being underweight from the NCMP.

Communications and Working Relationships

Able to work as part of the skilled mixed team.

Able to take messages accurately.

Undertake delegated tasks, feedback to a qualified nurse as required and escalate any concerns to the School Nurse.

Support the induction of new staff in the school nursing team.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you dont want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).

Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.

We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel its a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.

The Trust is part of a Foundation Group through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

Applicant requirements

info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Level 2 NVQ in IT, or equivalent experience.
• GCSE A D level/level 4 to 9 Maths and English or equivalent.
• Must have basic computer skills knowledge e.g. Microsoft word, Publisher, excel.
• Must have a willingness and commitment to undertake training.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with children or young people.
• Experience of working in teams
• Have an awareness of health promotion issues that affect children.
• Clerical/ administration experience
• Experience of System one/ electronic patient records.
• Must be able to problem solve
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate sound personal management skills time management, prioritising and planning appointments with schools.
• Must demonstrate a good standard of communication skills, including with other departments/agencies
• Must have an understanding of Child Protection principles
• Must have an understanding of the need for confidentiality
• Must be committed to principles of Equal Opportunity
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  
  

Personal

Essential criteria

• Ability to remain calm and focused under pressurised situations
• Demonstrates compassion and empathy
• Self-motivated and can motivate and inspire others
• Embraces innovation and creativity
• Professional presentation and communication style
• Able to communicate effectively with service users, including where there may be barriers to understanding
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Have access to independent means of transport.
• Must be a non-smoker during working hours
• Must be legally entitled to work in this country
• Must be able to work between 8am 6pm
• All our staff will have a work base. The Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. Occasionally travel around the Solihull borough and Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
  
  

Documents

• School Nurse Assistant Job Description (, 160.6)PDFKB
• School Nurse Assistant Person Specification (, 152.6)PDFKB
• Occupational Health Functional Requirements Form (, 207.6)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NamePaula Conlon-SwainJob titleClinical Lead in School NursingEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07964209310Additional information

Please contact Paula Conlon-Swain, Clinical Lead in the School Nursing Team, 07964 209310, for further information, informal visits welcomed.