Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Post: Health Care Coordinator

Grade: NJE Gr 3 (Points 5-7)

Section: Support Staff

Responsible to: Head Teacher

Job purpose:

To support the whole school, to work as part of a team, within the age range 3-18 years. The post holder will work within the team delivering direct and indirect student care and education including health care.

Duties and responsibilities:

The Healthcare Assistant/Medicine Administrator will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team, under the leadership and supervision of the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team. The post holder will work alongside health care professionals and education staff.

Support the pupils by:

• Responsibility to organise and book health training for school staff, to allow the school to meet the health needs of all pupils. To liaise with the training team and maintain the training and competencies register and book refresher training as required. It is essential that staff are trained to a specific standard, within a set timeframe, to fulfil insurance requirements.
• Input of medical information to form a care plan / Emergency action plan.
• System administration (creation/ update/ monitoring) of medical information for emergency use (new system)
• Carrying out specific health care procedures including care of children or young people with a tracheotomy, gastrostomy or requiring enteral feeding.
• Assisting with oxygen administration, chest management suction and nebulisers following agreed care plans if required.
• Initiating appropriate action if the condition of the child or young person, as a result of their condition, requires it- including moving and handling.
• Dosing and administration of prescribed medicines.
• Supporting staff to administer emergency medication.
• Responsibility for the collection and safe storage of pupil medication.
• Responsibility for the collection, documentation and secure storage of controlled drugs
• Supporting medical and therapy staff in school.
• Having knowledge of the use specialist equipment.
• Administration of pupil NHS medical information and communication with specialists/paediatricians
• Liaison with NHS vaccination teams/hearing/sight
• Supporting the maintenance of pupil safety and security.
• Having a knowledge of all roles and responsibilities related to the care and support of students.
• Involvement in Multi-Disciplinary team meetings relating to health role
• Carry out all required medical tasks, following training, to ensure pupils are ready to learn.
• Preparation of learning materials and resources, adapting the environment when necessary.
• Monitoring individual childrens needs and reporting these to their designated supervisor as appropriate.
• Supporting the pupil to manage their own behaviour in order to access education
• Responsibility for the monitoring and ordering of medical supplies.
• Responsibility for emergency gastric button changes in the absence of a qualified nurse/community nurse.
• Keeping such records of the childrens development as are requested by the school.
• Helping and supporting within the team through good working relationships.
• Following educational direction from the class teacher.
• Support pupils to access and engage in educational activities as appropriate.

Support the school by:

• Attending mandatory and specialist training sessions to maintain or develop skills.
• Being aware of Schools/Health policies and procedures
• Being aware of confidential issues linked to home/pupil/teacher/schoolwork and to keep confidences as appropriate.

Support colleagues/team working by:

• Supporting colleagues by having appropriate knowledge of what to do when called to assist.

General:

This job description is a representative document. Other reasonably similar duties may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the general character of the post and its grading.

Individuals must be aware and comply with policies, procedures and practices relating to the safeguarding of children, security, confidentially and data protection.

All staff are responsible for the implementation of the Health and Safety Policy as far as it affects them, colleagues and others who may be affected by their work.

The school has approved a policy on Equal Opportunities in Employment and copies are freely available to all employees.

Hours of work:

The working week will be 37 hours, paid on a term-time plus one additional week basis, and the hours of work will be 8am-4pm (Mon-Thurs) and 8am-3:30pm (Friday).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification equivalent to A-C pass GCSE in English
• and Mathematics

Experience

Essential

• Good Communication skills able to communicate effectively at all times
• Experience, knowledge and understanding of health care issues
• An ability to deal effectively with a range of priorities
• happening at the same time
• Ability to organise and forward plan medical training to meet the needs of the school
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to liaise directly with non-education professionals
• Experience of working with children/young adults with complex medical needs and SEND
• Aware of the importance of confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to on-going training
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Empathy and understanding to the needs of parents/pupils within school
• Commitment to the role
• Good organisational skills
• Have an understanding of the Data Protection Act
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues
• Knowledge of ICT

Desirable

• Experience of working in a school environment

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Carlton Digby School

Address

61 Digby Avenue

Mapperley

Nottingham

NG3 6DS

Employer's website

https://www.carltondigby.notts.sch.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)