Central London Community Health Trust

Bank Special School Nursing Assistant

The closing date is 31 December 2025

Job summary

Barnet Special School Nursing team are looking for a flexible, motivated and highly skilled Special Scholl Nurse Assistant to join us as a bank employee in supporting children and young people with health needs to attend school and achieve their potential.

We are based in 2 Special Schools in Barnet, Oakleigh School and Maple down but also provide outreach services to Oak Lodge and Northway.

You may be expected to travel between sites to support the nursing team with tasks such as heights and weights so will need excellent communication skills, administration and IT skills to support the team in delivering a high-quality service to the pupils and any professional partners.

Main duties of the job

To be aware of the importance of professionalism and boundaries when working closely with families
To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team in the interests of the student and the wider community.
To carry out essential health procedures on students with care, sensitivity and using communication strategies specific to each students needs
To complete episodes of care which are detailed in the student's health care plan and meet their health needs, escalating any concerns to the line manager.
To be able to write clear, legible reports, clinical notes and review students individual health care plans in line with school and CLCH record keeping policies.
To demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 by contributing to the health, safety and security of individuals in their environment

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

17 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£15.69 an hour Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

824-BANK-LIT-1501

Job locations

Oakleigh School

London

N20 0DH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Care certificate - or working towards this
Evidence of continuing professional development working with children up to NVQ level 3
Competencies in clinical care skills
Knowledge of safeguarding children

Desirable

Diploma Level (or NVQ4 in Health & Social Care) or Equivalent Combination of NVQ3, courses and experience or NNEB equivalency
Makaton/BSL course
Medicine management course

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs
Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a special school environment
Experience of documentation in a clinical setting
Experience of liaising with professionals
Experience of handling telephone calls independently and directing queries appropriately
Evidence of ability to carry out continence assessments
Evidence of understanding epilepsy/working with patients with epilepsy

Desirable

Experience of working in culturally diverse communities

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Competence to administer medication
Ability to manage stock levels and equipment
Knowledge of safeguarding children/young people
Demonstrate computer literacy in programs such as excel, word, power point
Experience of enteral feeding
Experience of suctioning
Experience of clinical measurements and interpreting results appropriately, i.e. Height and Weight measuring
Experience of working with Clinical Systems e.g.S1

Desirable

Experience of working in culturally diverse communities
Knowledge of purpose and value of clinical supervision

Other

Desirable

Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Care certificate - or working towards this
Evidence of continuing professional development working with children up to NVQ level 3
Competencies in clinical care skills
Knowledge of safeguarding children

Desirable

Diploma Level (or NVQ4 in Health & Social Care) or Equivalent Combination of NVQ3, courses and experience or NNEB equivalency
Makaton/BSL course
Medicine management course

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs
Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a special school environment
Experience of documentation in a clinical setting
Experience of liaising with professionals
Experience of handling telephone calls independently and directing queries appropriately
Evidence of ability to carry out continence assessments
Evidence of understanding epilepsy/working with patients with epilepsy

Desirable

Experience of working in culturally diverse communities

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Competence to administer medication
Ability to manage stock levels and equipment
Knowledge of safeguarding children/young people
Demonstrate computer literacy in programs such as excel, word, power point
Experience of enteral feeding
Experience of suctioning
Experience of clinical measurements and interpreting results appropriately, i.e. Height and Weight measuring
Experience of working with Clinical Systems e.g.S1

Desirable

Experience of working in culturally diverse communities
Knowledge of purpose and value of clinical supervision

Other

Desirable

Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Oakleigh School

London

N20 0DH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Oakleigh School

London

N20 0DH

Employer's website

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