Job summary
Would you like the opportunity to work for an NHS Trust that has been ranked one of the best in the countryin the NHS Staff Survey results?
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic School Nurse Assistant to join our busy Solihull School Nursing Team. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Solihull School Nursing Service, in a general capacity and for an online health needs assessment tool for school aged children, as well as being integral in assisting in the raising of awareness of key public health messages, at both a local and national level, alongside positively promoting the profile of the School Nursing Service. You will also be an essential team member in the delivery of the National Child Measurement Programme within Primary School settings.
You will need to be a flexible and adaptable individual with excellent communication, organisational and computer skills and have experience of using electronic health record systems. You will also be required to work as part of a team, as well as being able to work autonomously and have experience of working with children/young people and families.
If you are a positive team player and can respond quickly and easily to changing priorities and demands, this could be the post for you, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an active member of the School Nursing Team working with others to promote positive outcomes for children and young people. The post holder's main duties will include supporting the school nursing team with administrative and clerical duties. Work with schools to ensure the delivery of the Department of Health (DH) National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).
Undertake the administration for:
Online Health Assessments for year 6 and year 9 pupils.
Ages And Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) for reception pupils.
Movements in/ out of all pupils.
Discharge pupils from system one electronic records for pupils who have left school (year 11)
Register children onto system one electronic records when required.
Archive of records for pupils who are no longer active to the School Nursing Service.
Take responsibility to support the team to ensure the raise of the profile of Solihull School Nursing using social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Organise, plan and deliver height and weight screening for the DH NCMP, as per standards and guidelines and following completion of relevant competency.
Provide clerical and administration support to the school health team, this includes, filing records, letters, answering and responding appropriately to telephone calls from the public and other professionals.
Recognise if children are in need of protection and report concerns to the School Nurse in line with Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership policies and procedures
Maintain regular contact with education staff to establish good relationships between the services.
Ensure stationery and stores are routinely ordered
Respond appropriately to general enquiries from clients and refer when necessary to the School Nurse.
Support the team to collect data for audit and evaluations purposes.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Maintain accurate records at all times, ensuring written work is countersigned by trained staff in line with trust policy.
Ensure that confidentiality is upheld at all times, as per trust guidelines.
Attend the Trust statutory and mandatory training programme specific to the role and ensuring training is completed as per the Trust Essential Skills policy. Pay progression for annual increments is no longer automatic, all staff must have completed all their statutory and mandatory training and they must have had a staff appraisal in the last 12 months. The onus is on individuals to ensure that they meet these requirements.
Must possess basic IT skills e.g. able to use Microsoft office/word
Must possess basic social media skills to access and post on social media platforms e.g face book, twitter and Instagram.
Participate in/access group or team clinical supervision.
Participate in and contribute to team/locality meetings to keep up to date with trust information.
Measurable Result Areas
Undertake the heights and weights for all children in reception and year 6 and ensure data has been inputted onto the national database and that results are generated as appropriate.
Signpost to the allocation / School Nurse any children identified as being underweight from the NCMP.
Communications and Working Relationships
Able to work as part of the skilled mixed team.
Able to take messages accurately.
Undertake delegated tasks, feedback to a qualified nurse as required and escalate any concerns to the School Nurse.
Support the induction of new staff in the school nursing team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Organise, plan and deliver height and weight screening for the DH NCMP, as per standards and guidelines and following completion of relevant competency.
Provide clerical and administration support to the school health team, this includes, filing records, letters, answering and responding appropriately to telephone calls from the public and other professionals.
Recognise if children are in need of protection and report concerns to the School Nurse in line with Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership policies and procedures
Maintain regular contact with education staff to establish good relationships between the services.
Ensure stationery and stores are routinely ordered
Respond appropriately to general enquiries from clients and refer when necessary to the School Nurse.
Support the team to collect data for audit and evaluations purposes.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Maintain accurate records at all times, ensuring written work is countersigned by trained staff in line with trust policy.
Ensure that confidentiality is upheld at all times, as per trust guidelines.
Attend the Trust statutory and mandatory training programme specific to the role and ensuring training is completed as per the Trust Essential Skills policy. Pay progression for annual increments is no longer automatic, all staff must have completed all their statutory and mandatory training and they must have had a staff appraisal in the last 12 months. The onus is on individuals to ensure that they meet these requirements.
Must possess basic IT skills e.g. able to use Microsoft office/word
Must possess basic social media skills to access and post on social media platforms e.g face book, twitter and Instagram.
Participate in/access group or team clinical supervision.
Participate in and contribute to team/locality meetings to keep up to date with trust information.
Measurable Result Areas
Undertake the heights and weights for all children in reception and year 6 and ensure data has been inputted onto the national database and that results are generated as appropriate.
Signpost to the allocation / School Nurse any children identified as being underweight from the NCMP.
Communications and Working Relationships
Able to work as part of the skilled mixed team.
Able to take messages accurately.
Undertake delegated tasks, feedback to a qualified nurse as required and escalate any concerns to the School Nurse.
Support the induction of new staff in the school nursing team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 NVQ in IT, or equivalent experience.
- GCSE A - D level/level 4 to 9 Maths and English or equivalent.
- Must have basic computer skills knowledge e.g. Microsoft word, Publisher, excel.
- Must have a willingness and commitment to undertake training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children or young people.
- Experience of working in teams
- Have an awareness of health promotion issues that affect children.
- Clerical/ administration experience
- Experience of System one/ electronic patient records.
- Must be able to problem solve
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate sound personal management skills - time management, prioritising and planning appointments with schools.
- Must demonstrate a good standard of communication skills, including with other departments/agencies
- Must have an understanding of Child Protection principles
- Must have an understanding of the need for confidentiality
- Must be committed to principles of Equal Opportunity
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Personal
Essential
- Ability to remain calm and focused under pressurised situations
- Demonstrates compassion and empathy
- Self-motivated and can motivate and inspire others
- Embraces innovation and creativity
- Professional presentation and communication style
- Able to communicate effectively with service users, including where there may be barriers to understanding
Other
Essential
- Have access to independent means of transport.
- Must be a non-smoker during working hours
- Must be legally entitled to work in this country
- Must be able to work between 8am - 6pm
- All our staff will have a work base. The Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. Occasionally travel around the Solihull borough and Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 NVQ in IT, or equivalent experience.
- GCSE A - D level/level 4 to 9 Maths and English or equivalent.
- Must have basic computer skills knowledge e.g. Microsoft word, Publisher, excel.
- Must have a willingness and commitment to undertake training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children or young people.
- Experience of working in teams
- Have an awareness of health promotion issues that affect children.
- Clerical/ administration experience
- Experience of System one/ electronic patient records.
- Must be able to problem solve
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate sound personal management skills - time management, prioritising and planning appointments with schools.
- Must demonstrate a good standard of communication skills, including with other departments/agencies
- Must have an understanding of Child Protection principles
- Must have an understanding of the need for confidentiality
- Must be committed to principles of Equal Opportunity
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Personal
Essential
- Ability to remain calm and focused under pressurised situations
- Demonstrates compassion and empathy
- Self-motivated and can motivate and inspire others
- Embraces innovation and creativity
- Professional presentation and communication style
- Able to communicate effectively with service users, including where there may be barriers to understanding
Other
Essential
- Have access to independent means of transport.
- Must be a non-smoker during working hours
- Must be legally entitled to work in this country
- Must be able to work between 8am - 6pm
- All our staff will have a work base. The Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. Occasionally travel around the Solihull borough and Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cranmore Place
Cranmore Place, B90 4RZ
Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands.
B90 4RZ
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
