Support for Learning Health and Wellbeing Worker

Strateon; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Glasgow seeks a professional to provide health care support to children and young people with complex medical conditions. Responsibilities include delivering daily living tasks, supporting staff, and collaborating with management on health needs. Essential qualifications include membership in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme. This role offers a chance to make a significant difference in young lives.

Qualifications

• Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme is essential.
• Candidates must pay for their PVG Membership or Scheme Checks.

Responsibilities

• Provide health care support to children with complex medical conditions.
• Deliver tasks like tracheotomy care and suction.
• Support staff in delivering health tasks.
• Work with management to address health needs.
• Utilise communication and organisational skills.

Job description

Overview

Can you make a difference to young people with additional support needs. This position is to ensure the provision of health care support to children and young people with complex medical conditions in order to maintain health and support access to the curriculum. The successful candidate will be competent in the delivery of tasks to support daily living which can include tracheotomy care and suction, catheterisation, support for children that are oxygen dependent and the delivery of individualised feeding programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide health care support to children and young people with complex medical conditions to enable health needs to be met and access to the curriculum maintained.
• Deliver tasks to support daily living, including tracheotomy care and suction, catheterisation, oxygen dependence support, and delivery of individualised feeding programmes.
• Provide support and guidance to support staff in delivering tasks to support specific health conditions.
• Work closely with school management and external partners to ensure the ongoing health needs of children are met and inform the delivery of health support plans.
• Utilise excellent communication and organisational skills within an educational/care environment.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment.
• Successful candidates will be required to pay for their PVG Membership or Scheme Checks.

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Further Information

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