Job Title: Healthcare Assistant
Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary: £15,486 per annum FTE
Job type: Part-Time, Fixed term contract (6 to 12 months)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm term time only
Closing date: 22nd October 2021
Great Walstead School is an Independent Prep School for children aged 2½ – 13 years situated in 300 acres of woodland, with excellent facilities and a caring family atmosphere. You will be joining a thriving prep school in the heart of Sussex with a friendly, hardworking and supportive team.
The Role:
- To support and assist the School Nurse to provide a clinically effective, high quality service of nursing care to pupils and first aid care to all members of the school community.
- To assist the School Nurse with administrative duties.
- To provide first aid care and treatment to pupils when required
- To cover the Medical room and be the first port of call for first aid cover when the Nurse is unavailable.
Key Responsibilities:
- To assist in attending to the clinical needs of all who come in to the Surgery.
- To communicate as appropriate with the School Nurse, parents and those who have care of pupils.
- To be aware of, and implement, routine procedures as outlined in the medical policy.
- To adhere to Individual Health Care Plans for pupils with specific health care needs.
- To actively support the holistic well-being of all pupils.
- To assist with ensuring a smooth running and efficient health service.
- To ensure comprehensive notes and records are made in relation to incidents/accidents, and reported to relevant staff as necessary, in accordance with the school’s safeguarding procedures
- To assist with maintaining medical records accurately, confidentially and safely ensuring a rapid retrieval system is in place.
- To assist with ensuring relevant medical advice/guidance notes are prepared for pupils for trips and outings as necessary.
- To assist health checks with external agencies.
- To record the dispensing of drugs following school protocols.
- To follow procedures for safe disposal of clinical waste.
- To ensure safe storage and use and disposal of medical supplies and drugs.
- To assist with maintaining treatment room stock, hygiene and housekeeping standards.
- To comply with Great Walstead’s School’s operating policies and procedures as issued from time to time, particularly the School’s Safeguarding Policy.
- To positively contribute to the performance management process and to the job holder’s own personal development – particularly in respect of CPD.
- To carry out any other duties that might reasonably be required from time to time according to the needs of the school and as directed by the Deputy Head and/or Head.
The ideal candidate will have/ be:
Essential
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths
- BTEC or NVQ (or equivalent) qualification in Healthcare
- Experience of working within education, childcare provision or paediatric healthcare
- Possess good basic office administration knowledge – including ICT (MS Office- especially Outlook, Word and Excel and experience of utilising databases).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to relate well to people on all levels with sensitivity, tact and diplomacy
- Clear empathy and understanding of boys’ and girls’ development and needs
- Excellent people skills, with a natural ability to build relationships quickly and to interact in a pleasant and professional manner with staff, parents, pupils and other stakeholders
- The ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a sense of perspective and humour
- Full current UK driving licence and use of a car
- Possess a high level of personal integrity, with proven experience of handling sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy and with complete respect for confidentiality
- Work within the School’s health and safety policy to ensure a safe working environment for staff, students and visitors
Desirable
- First Aid Instructor certificate
- Paediatric First Aid qualified
- Experience in Paediatrics or working with children
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all of their staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS and to register with the update service.
Please click on the APPLY button and you will be redirected to the School’s careers page to complete your application.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of Nursery Officer, School Nurse, Child Carer, Nursery Manager, Senior Nursery Nurse, Childcare, Child, Nurse, Nursery Assistant, Childcare, Nursery Assistant, Nursery, Pre-School Childcare, Childcare Assistant, Carers, Nursery Worker may also be considered for this role.
