School Nurse Assistant

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

22.5 hours Term Time

Exciting opportunities have arisen within Southern Health Foundation Trust to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic School Nurse Assistant to join the Rushmoor & Hart School Nursing team.

You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. Southern Health is committed to improving the quality of child health services across Hampshire and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff.

We are looking for motivated professionals with good knowledge and experience of working with children, young people and families. You should have the ability to work within a skill mixed team to deliver allocated components of the Healthy Child Programme.

Working as a team player under the delegation of the School Nurse your role will require you to work in partnership with schools, to promote and enhance the health and well-being of children and families.

With a positive approach to customer care you will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, including an ability to relate well with children and young people. It will also be essential for the applicant to be able to prioritise their workload and manage time effectively.

Applicants must have excellent IT skills as this role will include the recording of clinical data on the electronic record system.

A full driving licence, access to a car and insurance for business use.

Main duties of the job

Support the School Nurse Team to ensure delivery of delegated elements of the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 in order to improve health outcomes for children and families and achieve Trust Key targets

To coordinate sessions within schools to undertake the school entry vision screening in accordance with Trust Policy and Guidelines

To coordinate and undertake the screening of height and weight measurements in Year R and Year 6, to support the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) as delegated by the line manager, in accordance with National and Trust policy and guidelines

Undertake reviews of vision, height and weight as delegated and report the results back promptly

To deliver evidenced based public health programmes within schools as determined by public health data and driven by the needs of the local population.

To adhere to Hampshire Safeguarding Childrens Board (HSCB) and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) policies and procedures

To ensure accurate record keeping using the electronic patient record (RIO) and the management of clinical records in accordance with the Lifecycle and Records Management Policy (SHFT)

Support the induction of new starters and students

To highlight any risks, adverse events or near misses to the line manager/Clinical Team Lead and record this using the electronic incident reporting system

To work with a degree of accountability and to the policies and guidelines of the Trust.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Date posted

06 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year TERM TIME CONTRACT

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Term time hours

Reference number

348-SS-4041

Job locations

Aldershot Centre for Health

Hospital Hill

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 1AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of education GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Desirable

Public Health Qualification

Experience

Essential

Work with children, young people and families.
Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies.
Responsive and flexible.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate professionally at all times with children and their families, professional colleagues and partner agencies.
Maintain confidentiality
Good computer literacy skills with the ability to keep accurate records.
Ability to respond positively to the rapidly changing business environment. Ensure skills and knowledge are up to date
Proactive, solution focused attitude.
Willingness to enhance personal development.
Self-motivated.
Keen to get involved with new ideas and initiatives.
Assertive, honest and open.
Ability to communicate effectively with other disciplines and agencies.
Car driver with use of own car in order to perform job in the community

Desirable

NHS Experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of education GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Desirable

Public Health Qualification

Experience

Essential

Work with children, young people and families.
Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies.
Responsive and flexible.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate professionally at all times with children and their families, professional colleagues and partner agencies.
Maintain confidentiality
Good computer literacy skills with the ability to keep accurate records.
Ability to respond positively to the rapidly changing business environment. Ensure skills and knowledge are up to date
Proactive, solution focused attitude.
Willingness to enhance personal development.
Self-motivated.
Keen to get involved with new ideas and initiatives.
Assertive, honest and open.
Ability to communicate effectively with other disciplines and agencies.
Car driver with use of own car in order to perform job in the community

Desirable

NHS Experience

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.