School Nurse Assistant

Job summary Main area School Health Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time

• 22.5 hours per week (per annum, pro rata) Job ref 844-7844002-B Employer Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Eastham Clinic / Various Wirral Wide Town Eastham Salary £25,760
• £27,476 pa (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 16/06/2026 23:59 Employer heading School Nurse Assistant Band 3 Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose: We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion Supportive and caring, listening to others. Open Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas. Trust Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe. Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff. WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside. Job overview 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. Main duties of the job 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. Working for our organisation 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 . Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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. Person specification Qualifications and Professional Training Essential criteria NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care/Child Care or equivalent experience Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable criteria Brief Intervention/Motivational interviewing trained Experience and Knowledge Essential criteria 2 years' experience in delivering health care / promotion to children and young people Ability to provide advice and deliver health education sessions to children, parents/ carers and school staff regarding screening, vaccinations, weight management programmes whilst in school or settings. Experience of liaising with other agencies Knowledge of safeguarding issues Experience of data collection for reports Ability to take a holistic approach to promoting health and wellbeing whilst unsupervised and recognised the need to escalate to senior staff when needed. Skills and Attributes Essential criteria Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills Ability to use email, internet and word processing software Ability to work as part of a team and independently Effective interpersonal skills Ability to facilitate groups and discussions Personal qualities Essential criteria Access to a car for work purposes Commitment Vision Important Information By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system. For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our 'Guidance for applicants' document under the section 'Additional documentation'. We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff. We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates:

Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information:

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations:

The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications:

Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working:

Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services. A.I.

Tools:

Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.

English Language:

In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English." If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Student Visas:

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements 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. Application numbers This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment. Documents to download School Nurse Assistant

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