Clinical Support Worker - School Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

GENERAL

Following appropriate training and assessment undertake health screening in schools and or other settings as directed by the Caseload Holder. Updating the Caseload Holder on progress and report any problems or concerns.

Participate as part of the team in Public Health/work/health promotion activities in schools and other settings.

Maintain all school health records within workload as per Trust Record Keeping Policy.

Upload appropriate data onto systems as required by NCMP.

Be responsible for the ordering of equipment and resources and arrange for the repair and maintenance of any equipment for the school health team.

Be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued for personal and team use and to report any defect or loss.

Communicate with school staff and children to obtain up to date demographic details in respect of children and young people within own workload.

Communicate with children and young people within the framework of Brief Intervention on the Public Health Agenda as per NWBH guidance.

Report any incidents of verbal, physical or threat of physical abuse to line manager.

Act at all times as a polite and courteous representative of the Trust.

Attend and take an active role in school health meetings promoting effective liaison with school nurse colleagues.

MANAGERIAL

Be responsible for the management and prioritisation of clinical administration generated within own workload.

Respond to changing situations and prioritise work accordingly within own workload.

Maintain health records within own workload as per Trust policy.

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Attend staff meetings and Continuous Professional Development Reviews (PDR/PACE).

Access appropriate training as identified within PDR/PACE.

Following appropriate training, have awareness of Trust Child Protection policy at Work within guidelines.

Attend all mandatory training as per Trust requirement.

RESEARCH AND AUDIT

Ensure quality standards as per Trust Record Keeping Policy in respect of record management and storage within own workload.

Adhere to Trust policies and procedures maintain strict confidentiality.

Contribute to the development and review of new administrative/IT systems.

Participate in recording and processing of school health statistics, e.g. NCMP to facilitate audit and evaluation.

Contribute to the collection and maintenance of evidence for Care Quality Commission (CQC) outcomes.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English grades C and above.
• NVQ Level 3 Healthcare and/or equivalent experience
• Experience of a range of IT packages including internet and emails.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of working with general public.
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of working with children, education staff and parents in schools.
• Experience and ability to communicate with children who may be upset and require individual support.
• Experience of working autonomously and within a team.

SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to prioritise and plan own work load.
• Organisational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Confidence to plan own workload and meet deadlines.
• Spread sheet and database skills (Microsoft)

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Willingness to acquire new skills and contribute to a developing service.

Values

Essential

• Continuous improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

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

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hampton Road Southport and Bootle Health Centre

156 Hampton Road , Southport

Merseyside

PR8 5DJ

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)