Working under the guidance of registered nursing staff, the post holder will provide high standards of care while also being able to work independently and manage delegated responsibilities. Good IT skills are essential for accurate documentation and use of electronic record systems.

The successful candidate will be expected to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults at risk, following Trust safeguarding procedures and reporting.

Working for our organisation

Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 3 School Nursing HCAs to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staff members.

As a Band 3 School Nursing Health Care Assistant, we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better.

We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.

We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.

We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering hearing and vision screening for Reception-aged children.
• Delivering the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for children in Reception and Year 6.
• Providing advice to parents/carers and referring children to audiology, optometry, or ophthalmology services where appropriate.
• Undertaking a range of administrative duties, including maintaining accurate and timely records.
• Liaising and communicating effectively with parents/carers, schools, and other professionals.
• Collecting, recording, and sharing data in line with service requirements.
• Supporting School Nurses in the delivery of health promotion sessions as part of the Junior Citizenship Programme.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent
• Evidence of professional development
• Evidence of administration /computer skills including Microsoft Office programmes
• Numeracy and Literacy skills required to keep accurate records

Desirable criteria

• NNEB, NVQ (Child Care) or equivalent
• Where available, elements that would contribute to immediate performance in the job
• NVQ L3 or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous work with children in a professional capacity
• Previous administrative work

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience as a Band 2 or 3 health care assistant
• Prior working within children’s health / social services
• Working with diverse communities

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, update others in the team and use handover effectively.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies.
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary.
• Able to maintain electronic patient records.
• Use Microsoft Word to draft letters and reports.
• You are expected to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Health Care and Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England.
• Contribute to the implementation of care plans by helping to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan.
• Able to work on your own but follow the directions of care plans and Band 4 staff or registered staff.
• Accepting responsibility for decisions / actions.
• Obtain consent and understand how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on your work and the people you are working with.

Desirable criteria

• Empowering and working in partnership with the people using our Services.