Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Band 3 Special Needs Health Care Assistant (Traded Services)
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Band 3 Special Needs Health Care Assistant
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Special Needs Health Care Assistant based at The Hive College to support the needs of students aged 19-25 with complex health and learning needs.
The working hours are 26.0 hours/week over 4 days (Mon; Tues; Weds & Fri), 6.5 hours per day Term-Time only. No weekend work is required for this role.
Requirements
If you have an NVQ level 3 in Care/Social Care and experience of working with adults, especially young adults with complex additional health needs, we would like to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Assist with nursing care, including delegated clinical procedures as set out in the Care Plan and following appropriate competency-assessed training.
- Undertake enteral feeding in accordance with prescribed feeding regimes, including feeding type, volume, rate, and timing. Check tube placement and ensure the tube is safe to use in accordance with local guidance.
- Administer prescribed medications via PEG or gastrostomy tubes safely, including appropriate preparation, flushing, and compatibility checks. Monitor for and respond to potential complications, such as tube blockage, displacement, infection, leakage, or signs of intolerance.
- Maintain accurate documentation of all feeds, fluids, medications, and care provided.
- Escalate any concerns regarding tube function, feeding tolerance, or changes in the young person's condition to the Lead Nurse.
- Undertake home visits.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of all information and records.
- Work within Trust policies and procedures.
- Report any changes in the condition and/or circumstances of students to the College Nurse.
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About BCHC
BCHC is one of the largest Community Healthcare Trusts in the UK, and our Children & Families division provides both Specialist and Universal services to children and young people aged 0-25 across the city. The BCHC Plus program enables educational settings to purchase additional clinical services, supplementing those provided under ‘core’ services funded by local health commissioning, and specifically meeting the individual health needs of pupils and students in 150 nurseries, schools and colleges.
Be Part of Our Team
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
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Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Louise Proudlock
- Job title: Clinical Team Leader (Special College Nursing)
- Email address: louise.proudlock@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07545419380
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