Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

School Health Assistant Screening Co-ordinator

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Job summary

Do you have exceptional communication and organisational skills? Are you versatile in your ability to work in different locations and travel around the county of Buckinghamshire? Do you have a passion for improving health and well-being outcomes for children and young people? Do you posses some emerging leadership skills and feel confident to provide training and write reports?

This newly created post will provide an essential role to support the ongoing leadership and quality assurance of the National Childhood Measurement Programme and Vision Screening programme in Schools, provided by the BHT School Nursing Team.

In addition to this the post holder will support the Community Paediatric Team by offering care in school and monthly clinics to children and young people from 5-19 as part of the ongoing medication reviews, e.g. blood pressure.

There are 2 positions, based in Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Amersham Hospital. These will be 3 days per week, all year round, ideally there will be 1 day where both postholders will be in together.

The aim is to achieve equity of health outcomes for the local population through the provision of evidence based and needs led service.

There will be training opportunities throughout the year and a supportive team to guide and empower your development.You will be prepared to travel to various community settings across the county according to the needs of the Service and must have a full drivers licence and use of a car.

Main duties of the job

Ensure the NCMP and Vision Screening programme are undertaken across the county
Support the School Health Assistants with planning the delivery of the programme across the county
Work closely with CYP Team Coordinator - School Nursing/CNCLD and CYP Data Analyst
Undertake blood pressure, height and weight monitoring on children who meet specific criteria and are stable on medication prescribed by BHT Community Paediatricians.
Attend and coordinate visits into schools to carry out measurements as required
Provide monthly clinics for children / families to attend if school visits were not possible
Adhere to clinical record keeping process and escalate results as required.
Undertake adhoc hearing tests on children
Support the development of skills and competency for workforce and new employees by arranging annual skills update sessions with the relevant speakers/trainers.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfDWhat does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.o We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. o We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?o We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.o As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.o Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?o Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.o Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.o Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Date posted

28 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-WC5680529

Job locations

Amersham Hospital

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 4 equivalent - Higher Education Certificate/BTEC Or NVQ Level 5 equivalent - Higher Education Diploma in a relevant field of study for Children and Young People
5 x GCSE including English and Maths or grade C or 5 and above (or similar equivalent)

Desirable

Further Education qualification in a related subject e.g. BSc Child and Adolescent studies or Foundation Degree in Working with Children and Young People

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

can demonstrate high level of interpersonal and communication skills
IT literate or a variety of different applications
Previous NHS/Social care /Education/Voluntary organisation experience
Proven ability to organize and be accountable for own workload, prioritise, act on own initiative, problem solve and generate solutions. A 'can do' attitude that stays focused on achieving agreed outcomes and targets.
Can demonstrate some emerging leadership skills
Can demonstrate skills to be able to provide training and supervision

Experience

Essential

Evidence of on-going training and development
Able to undertake delegated duties without direct supervision
Recognises grade responsibilities and when to report back to the School Nurse /Community Staff Nurse
Experience of working with school age children and their families.
Experience of delivering NCMP/Vision/Hearing programmes in schools or similar
Car user and ability to drive to different sites
Experience of having taken blood pressure readings and understand the importance of escalation.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 4 equivalent - Higher Education Certificate/BTEC Or NVQ Level 5 equivalent - Higher Education Diploma in a relevant field of study for Children and Young People
5 x GCSE including English and Maths or grade C or 5 and above (or similar equivalent)

Desirable

Further Education qualification in a related subject e.g. BSc Child and Adolescent studies or Foundation Degree in Working with Children and Young People

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

can demonstrate high level of interpersonal and communication skills
IT literate or a variety of different applications
Previous NHS/Social care /Education/Voluntary organisation experience
Proven ability to organize and be accountable for own workload, prioritise, act on own initiative, problem solve and generate solutions. A 'can do' attitude that stays focused on achieving agreed outcomes and targets.
Can demonstrate some emerging leadership skills
Can demonstrate skills to be able to provide training and supervision

Experience

Essential

Evidence of on-going training and development
Able to undertake delegated duties without direct supervision
Recognises grade responsibilities and when to report back to the School Nurse /Community Staff Nurse
Experience of working with school age children and their families.
Experience of delivering NCMP/Vision/Hearing programmes in schools or similar
Car user and ability to drive to different sites
Experience of having taken blood pressure readings and understand the importance of escalation.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Amersham Hospital

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Amersham Hospital

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)