Job overview
The school nursing service is looking to recruit a School Health Assistant to work term time only in the Wycombe team covering schools in these surrounding areas. The Wycombe team are based at Abbey Place in High Wycombe. You may be required to travel to other sites based on service needs.
You will help deliver a high quality service for school age children and their families under the supervision of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses within School Nursing. You will also be required to support the BHT Schools Immunisation Team at times and will be given full training.
Experience of working in the community and /or with children is desirable but not essential. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
The role of the School Health Assistant involves weighing and measuring children in Reception and year 6 to deliver the National Childhood Measurement Programme in schools. You will also deliver the vision screening programme for 4-5 year olds and occasional hearing tests. You will be contributing to local and national targets for school health screening and be expected to communicate your findings to parents where excellent communication skills are essential. There may also be opportunities to deliver some health education in schools to whole classes or small groups.
Good IT skills are necessary to ensure accurate data collection and record keeping as we use online tools to undertake our screening programmes. You will also be asked as needed to support the BHT Schools Immunisation service during the delivery of nasal flu immunisations in schools.
With internal training, you will be expected to have an understanding of your requirements in the safeguarding of children whilst receiving a high level of professional support and regular clinical supervision.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential criteria
1. Good level of general education, including GCSE English Language at pass level
2. Level (3) NVQ or equivalent in health and social care related subject
Desirable criteria
3. Further education qualification relevant to health or children
4. Numeracy skills. e.g. GCSE Maths or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Previous NHS/Social care /Education/Voluntary organisation experience
6. Experience of working in schools with children
7. IT skills on a variety of applications
8. Experience of working with groups of children
9. Experience of working with families
10. Can demonstrate experience of working in an area which promotes healthy lifestyles
Desirable criteria
11. Previous experience of undertaking heights, weights or vision testing of children.
Skills, Knowledge and Abililites
Essential criteria
12. Able to work as part of a team
13. Able to use own initiative
14. Adaptable and flexible Enthusiastic and motivated
15. Can demonstrate accountability
16. Able to maintain confidentiality ad show knowledge of information governance
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
17. Ability to travel via own car to various community sites daily
18. Physically able to to handle and move equipment
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
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Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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