Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site City-Wide Town Birmingham
Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 24/01/2025 23:59
Band 3 Special School Complex Care Assistant (Enteral Feeds)
Job overview
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
You will work as part of the Special School Nursing Service in providing health care support to children/young people who require enteral feeds during their school day. (Enteral feeding refers to intake of food via gastrointestinal tract through a tube directly into the stomach or small intestine for children who are unable to have all their diet and fluids by mouth).
To work as part of a team supporting the Special School Nursing Service to deliver a high standard of care to children/young people.
To contribute to safe and effective growth measurement of children/young people within special school nursing service in line with Healthy Child Programme.
To work as part of a multi-agency team within a special school and other establishments under the direction of the Team Leader, reporting relevant information to special school nurse.
To undertake administrative duties to enable the service to function effectively.
Main duties of the job
We have a vacancy within our city-wide Special School Nursing Service for Band 3 Complex Care Assistant to support pupils’ enteral feeding needs within Birmingham Special Schools.
The Post is for 18 hours per week, over Monday - Friday term time. This is a Fixed Term 12 Month Contract for Maternity Cover.
If you have experience of working with Children, especially Children with complex learning and health needs, we would like to hear from you.
Full competency-based training will be given to successful applicants.
An Enhanced DBS will be required for this post.
Working for our organisation
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.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications/ training
* NVQ Level 2 or above in Care.
* Evidence of continued learning and development.
Experience
* Previous experience of dealing with members of the public.
* Previous experience of working with children and young people.
* Previous clerical experience.
Skills/knowledge
* Demonstrate willingness to undertake a range of duties and to learn new tasks including clinical procedures where relevant.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of carrying out work within another agency’s environment.
* Demonstrate an understanding of Disability.
* Awareness of Safeguarding issues.
* Ability to recognise the importance communication within the Multi-disciplinary team.
* Demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and consequences of breaking confidentiality.
* Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
* Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working and interagency working.
* Flexible approach to working with good interpersonal skills.
* Able to relate to children and young people.
Other job requirements
* Willing and able to undertake training appropriate to the role.
* Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
* Able to organise own work.
* Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements.
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers.
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees.
* Flexible working where possible.
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.
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
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