School Nurse AssistantNHS

Job summary

School Nurse Assistant: Permanent - Term Time Only (30 Hours) An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our School Nursing Team as a School Nurse Assistant. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0 to 19, including weighing and measuring children as part of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), undertaking audiology screening, and promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

30 hours Term Time Only - To be worked flexibly Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm

Main duties of the job

Carry out duties as directed by the School Nurses to enable them to make the most effective and efficient use of clinical time.

Organise group activities and teaching sessions for schools to enable the teams to deliver the Health Child Programme 0-19

Undertaking the growth monitoring of children within schools and record and report results to school nurse in accordance with existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP'S).

Undertake hearing screening and record and report results to school nurse in accordance with existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP'S)

Job description

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice