School Nurse Assistant

Exciting opportunity to be part of the 0\-19 team in Wirral as a part time School Nurse Assistant

Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward\-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team

that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.

We currently deliver outstanding 0\-19 and 0\-19\+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward\-thinking children and young people’s services have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.

We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Nurse Assistant in the 0\-19 team in Wirral .

The successful candidate will help support the development of the 0\-19 Health and Wellbeing services working in partnership with the Local Authority and partner agencies. They will develop and deliver health care and health promotion, using evidence based practice and professional leadership and management.

They will contribute to the development of best practice and facilitate shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs, in relation to aims and objectives of Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and develop effective links with key people in delivering services to enable people to improve their own health.

You can visit our dedicated children and young people’s website to find out more about our services.

About the Trust

Our local and community based services support people to live well and independently, including:

0\-19 / 0\-19\+ Health and Wellbeing Services

Community Nursing

Sexual Health Wirral

Community Cardiology

Walk\-in centres

Speech and Language Therapy

Teletriage

Community Dental

Social Care

End of Life Care

As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face\-to\-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning.

You can read more about the Trust via the careers section on our website .

Works across Wirral supporting delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0\-19 .

Provide advice to pupils, parents/carers and school staff regarding health promotion , brief interventions .

Provides a holistic approach to promoting health and wellbeing whilst undertaking unsupervised contact, recognising when to liaise and report to registered clinical staff.

Provide health education sessions to children in schools e.g. healthy eating

Assist in producing reports on screening figures and uptake for service area.

Assist in the development of materials and activities for inclusion in health promotion and behaviour change programmes.

Promotes positive health to individuals, families, groups, communities and relevant agencies.

Prepare Health Education displays and maintain materials/leaflets, including ordering and stock management.

Works in accordance with current Trust policies and procedures, ensuring safeguarding procedures are maintained.

Assists in the learning experience of students in their community placement and participates in the orientation of new team members.

Liaises with other statutory agencies and voluntary agencies as appropriate.

Participates and contribute to regular management supervision with Line Manager.

Participates in annual appraisal and PDR as per Trust policy.

Possesses the Trust’s core competencies for role and attends mandatory training relevant to role.

As a lone worker adheres to the Trust health and safety and lone working policies.

Administration

Maintains accurate paper and computer records as outlined in the NMC guidelines

Works in accordance with the Trust’s policies/procedures and clinical guidelines..

Maintains own professional development.

Attends essential learning in line with Trust guidelines.

The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties and responsibilities within the framework of the post.

This listing is from indeed. View original listing ↗