School Health Assistant

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Children and Young Peoples services are looking to recruit a School Health Assistant to support the school nursing service and School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS). You will work term time only in schools in Aylesbury and the surrounding areas and be based at Rayner's Hedge/Stoke Mandeville Hospital. You may be required to travel to other sites based on service needs.

You will help deliver a high quality service in schools with the delivery of the National Child Measuring Programme (NCMP)/vision screening and support BHT Schools Immunisation Team deliver the childhood vaccination programme.

Experience of working in the community and /or with children is desirable. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work independently as well as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

The role of the School Health Assistant involves weighing and measuring children in Reception and year 6 to deliver the NCMP and vision screening programme for 4-5 year olds and occasional hearing tests in schools. You will be contributing to local and national targets for school health screening and be expected to communicate your findings to parents and excellent communication skills are essential. You will receive training in brief interventions and Making Every Contact Count (MECC) to support you in your role.

Additionally, you will be supporting the School Aged Immunisation Programme throughout the nasal flu immunisation schedule in schools and making contact with parent/carers regarding immunisation consent.

Good IT skills are necessary to ensure accurate data collection and record keeping as we use online tools to undertake our screening programmes.

With internal training, you will be expected to have an understanding of your requirements in the safeguarding of children whilst receiving a high level of professional support and regular clinical supervision.

Working for our organisation

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Person specification Education, qualifications and training

• Good level of general education, including GCSE English Language at pass level
• Numeracy skills. e.g. GCSE Maths or equivalent
• Level (3) NVQ or equivalent
• Further education qualification relevant to health or children

Experience

• Previous NHS/Social care /Education/Voluntary organisation experience
• Experience of working in schools with children
• IT skills on a variety of applications
• Experience of working with groups of children
• Experience of working with families
• Can demonstrate experience of working in an area which promotes healthy lifestyles
• Previous experience of undertaking heights, weights or vision testing of children.

Skills, Knowledge and Abililites

• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to use own initiative
• Adaptable and flexible Enthusiastic and motivated
• Able to maintain confidentiality ad show knowledge of information governance

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Ability to travel via own car to various community sites daily
• Physically able to to handle and move equipment

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage your staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Emilie Gurton - Locality Lead South Bucks
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