Trainee Assistant Practitioner - Special School Nursing
In conjunction with the specialist nurse, provide a specialist school nursing service for children with complex medical needs, liaising and coordinating with all professionals involved in the child/family care.
Work under the guidance and instruction of specialist nursing staff to provide personal care and support to children and young people to enable their access to learning. The work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.
The post holder provides education, advice, and support to enhance independence.
The post holder will empower and support families to manage their child's medical needs at home and school, thus avoiding hospital appointments/admissions.
The post holder will support the Special School Nurses by obtaining specialist knowledge in the field.
For an informal chat or to discuss the position in more detail please contact Kelly Milford on 01752 300101.
Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome.
Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Undertaking tasks that have been delegated by the nurses ensuring that a child or young person's health needs are met within the school.
2. Act with the Specialist School Nurses as a key worker for children with complex medical needs within the family.
3. As a health professional, become involved with coordinating pathways of care and help develop the service to meet national guidance and standards.
4. Provide education, advice, and support empowering families to manage their child's medical needs at home.
5. As a health professional, assist with the management of health problems arising, to maintain the child in the school setting.
6. Liaison between School and home.
7. Act as a specialist resource by providing education and advice to multi-disciplinary staff.
8. Attend multi-agency professional meetings if required.
Job Responsibilities
1. Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
2. Competently undertake delegated duties in line with patient care plans.
3. Ability to use your knowledge and experience to undertake non-routine duties and an understanding to take decisions within your area of responsibility.
4. To carry out a range of (limited) clinical duties with minimal/no supervision, ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care at all times.
5. Participate in patient assessment providing high-quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff.
6. Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies.
7. Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.
8. Maintain the work environment in line with Trust infection control and patient safety policies.
9. Utilising skills to actively facilitate self-care and independence with patients.
10. Promote health education specific to the clinical area and in line with national and local policies.
11. Maintain effective record keeping and communication with patients, relatives, and members of the Multidisciplinary team regarding all aspects of care.
12. Ensuring equipment and stores are well maintained, taking appropriate action if the equipment is faulty.
13. Work effectively as part of a team.
14. The SHCSW is responsible for inputting information into the electronic patient record where applicable.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable experience of working with children.
* Demonstrable experience of working in a health, social, or educational setting with children and young people.
* Understands principles of family-centered care.
* Demonstrable experience with children with complex medical needs.
* Demonstrable experience of working in a community setting.
* Proven evidence of previous multi-agency working or a substantial understanding of MDT working.
Desirable
* Theory of Child Development.
* Demonstrable experience in play and recreation.
Qualifications
Essential
* English and Maths GCSE grade C or above.
* NVQ/relevant apprenticeship/HCA level 2 minimum/BTEC in health and social care or education and health care assistant role.
* Proven knowledge.
* Assistant Practitioner Foundation degree or willingness to undertake.
Desirable
* IT skills.
Aptitudes & Abilities
Essential
* Excellent communication skills.
* Good organisational skills.
* Observation skills.
* Ability to work alone and as a member of a small team.
* Resourceful/problem solving skills.
* Confident.
* Able to work within a team.
Desirable
* Demonstrable experience of moving and handling using aids.
* Audit ability.
* Presentation skills.
Disposition/Attitude/Motivation
Essential
* Flexible.
* Calm and confident.
* Able to prioritise workload.
* Ability to link up with the team despite lone working.
* Good level of motivation.
* Resilience in dealing with emotional and stressful situations.
Other Factors
Essential
* Able to undertake working in the family home or other community settings.
* Lone working.
* Able to communicate between settings.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer Details
Employer Name
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Address
Woodlands School, Picklecombe Drive, Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Employer's Website
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Salary: £24,071 to £29,114 a year dependent on AP qualification/equivalent.
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