Nursing Assistant - Paediatric Learning Disabilities Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Managing patient care/clinical responsibilities

To support registered nurses with their case work, working with children, young people who have a learning disability and their families.

Be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.

Work alongside the senior nursing team to achieve the strategic aims of the service and the organisation.

To continually review own work load and manage own time within set parameters.

To work directly with children and young people who have a learning disability on a 1:1 or group sessions as delegated.

To support the planning, preparation and delivery of group work.

To carry out home and other community visits as a lone worker as directed by the registered nurse and following the individuals care plan.

Maintain regular liaison with the Registered Nurse for each child/young person, communicating all relevant issues regarding their progress.

Communicate verbally in a sensitive, appropriate and caring manner with children/young people and their parents/carers including situations where patients/clients may be distressed, including awareness of the need to alert the appropriate Registered Nurse of safeguarding risks.

To work in co-operation with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the child/young person.

Liaise and co-operate effectively with the administrative staff in order to maintain effective service delivery.

To carry out administration tasks relating to case work and groups as directed by a nurse.

To document all visits, contacts and information clearly in the health records as per documentation policy.

Accurately file all patient documentation as directed.

To maintain the environment of the base, ensuring good standards of cleanliness/hygiene are maintained as per health and safety policy

Responsibility for Resources

Be responsible for ensuring resources are maintained and fit for purpose, monitoring faults or need for ordering and report to the appropriate staff member.

Organisational/Administrative Responsibilities

Participate in delegated clinical audit activities e.g. workload audits requested by the Senior Nurse.

Participate in organisational Clinical Governance and Risk Management Strategy requests.

Undertake clerical duties as directed by the Senior Nurse, e.g. data entry, telephone calls, stock control.

Education and Training Responsibilities

Participate in annual appraisal and review. Follow an agreed plan for self-development.

Demonstrate duties and procedures to new starters.

Attend in service training programmes in order to meet the requirements of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Desirable

• Care certificate

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people, their family and carers.
• To have an understanding of current issues affecting the NHS.
• Clear concise verbal and written communication to ensure effective liaison with patients and multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and young people who have learning disabilities.
• Experience of working with families in the community.

Skills

Essential

• Good clear communication skills at all levels.
• Able to follow written procedures accurately.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a team and able to relate well to people of all levels.
• Evidence of self-motivation and ability to use initiative.

Knowledge

Essential

• Computer literate

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Lever Health Centre

Rupert Street

Bolton

BL3 6RN

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)