Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Special Schools Nursing Team

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Job summary

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic people with good communication skills to join our friendly, dynamic and supportive team.

You will have an NVQ3 in care or equivalent experience and be prepared to undertake further training. You will be able to relate to children, have good organisational skills and be able to work independently accessing supervision as required.

You will work within a nursing discipline working with children with complex and additional needs in the school setting and you will be an effective member of the Children's Complex Needs Nursing Service.

The post holder will have significant experience with working with children; particularly those with special needs would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work under the direction of qualified nurses within the Children's Complex Needs Nursing Service. The post holder will carry out programmes of care devised by the school nurses independently or with other members of the integrated team. The post holder will work with an agreed range of children within the special school setting under the direction of the special needs school nursing team.

The post holder will be required to support delivery of training to educational staff by the nursing team.

You will benefit from excellent management and peer support, competency based training, and a personal and professional development plan.

You will be a car driver/owner with access to a vehicle for work purposes or be able to travel between base and schools in a timely manner.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN1151-MC

Job locations

Special Schools Nursing Team

Ashton Health Centre

Preston

PR2 1HR

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent experience
A willingness to undertake further study
Develop new skills in accordance with evidence-based practice

Knowledge

Essential

Good knowledge of child development
Basic understanding of how complex needs/chronic illness affects children and families
Sound working knowledge of professional issues e/.g. confidentiality

Experience

Essential

Experience of managing children on an individual and group basis
Experience of interacting with children with complex and/or additional needs
Nursing: Previous experience of care in health, social, education or voluntary setting.

Skills

Essential

Very good interpersonal and empathy skills
Ability to work under supervision and independently recognising own limits
Ability to facilitate groups

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent experience
A willingness to undertake further study
Develop new skills in accordance with evidence-based practice

Knowledge

Essential

Good knowledge of child development
Basic understanding of how complex needs/chronic illness affects children and families
Sound working knowledge of professional issues e/.g. confidentiality

Experience

Essential

Experience of managing children on an individual and group basis
Experience of interacting with children with complex and/or additional needs
Nursing: Previous experience of care in health, social, education or voluntary setting.

Skills

Essential

Very good interpersonal and empathy skills
Ability to work under supervision and independently recognising own limits
Ability to facilitate groups

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Special Schools Nursing Team

Ashton Health Centre

Preston

PR2 1HR

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Special Schools Nursing Team

Ashton Health Centre

Preston

PR2 1HR

Employer's website

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