School Health Support Worker

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

The closing date is 04 December 2024

Job summary

Sandwell School Health Nursing team are innovative, unique and motivated health professionals. The team engages with children, young people, families and communities in addressing the public health agenda.

Main duties of the job

Support workers within Sandwell School Nursing team will work together to support the delivery of public health agenda across Sandwell.

Support workers work together with qualified staff to deliver universal services such as health promotion as well targeted support for the school aged population.

About us

Sandwell School Health Nursing team is a service sitting within Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust they are innovative, unique and motivated health professionals. Who work tirelessly across the authority to support the school age population of Sandwell.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Date posted

20 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

381-WC-6752885

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

High Street, Blackheath

Rowley Regis

B65 0EA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Full driving licence
Access to a vehicle

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and young people
Relevant experience of using a keyboard and computers

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ 3 in Health Care or equivalent

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Full driving licence
Access to a vehicle

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and young people
Relevant experience of using a keyboard and computers

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ 3 in Health Care or equivalent

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.