NHS
Health Care Support Worker (Schools)
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Job Description
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- NVQ level III or equivalent in Healthcare
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Previous experience of working with children.
- Previous experience of community working
- Previous experience in similar duties.
- Participation in vaccination sessions as an immuniser
- Ability to carry out instructions accurately and efficiently
- Proven organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Awareness of confidentiality
- Ability to work alone as well as part of a team
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to plan and organise allocated workload
- NVQ level III or equivalent in Healthcare
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Previous experience of working with children.
- Previous experience of community working
- Previous experience in similar duties.
- Participation in vaccination sessions as an immuniser
- Ability to carry out instructions accurately and efficiently
- Proven organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Awareness of confidentiality
- Ability to work alone as well as part of a team
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to plan and organise allocated workload
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Health Care Support Worker to join our Caerphilly School Nursing Team, working 22.5 hours per week, all year round. This is a peripatetic role covering the whole of Caerphilly borough with one day per week working with the School Nursing Team at Rhymney Integrated Health and Social Care Centre.
This role is to work under the supervision of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) by contributing to the delivery of the Healthy Child Wales Programme, Child Measurement Programme, Vision Screening programme within the allocated teams/ boroughs and supporting the school based immunisation programme Gwent wide.
It is desirable that the successful candidate has experience of working in a similar role, however, full training will be given.Experience of workingwith children and /or community experience is also an advantage.
The successful candidate must be flexible to the needs of the service and able to meet the geographical defines of the role.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the school nursing service you will be required to work in a variety of community settings in order to provide both clerical support as well as assigned clinical tasks involving direct contact with and care of school age children under the direction of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) and other qualified staff.
For main duties please refer to the job description attached.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Currently we are unable to provide certificates of sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the Home Office's criteria. Anyone requiring a certificate of sponsorship is therefore unable to be shortlisted and interviewed
Details
Date posted
19 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,433 to £26,060 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
040-ACS130-0525
Job locations
Cherry Tree House
Oakdale Business Park
Oakdale, Gwent
NP11 4EA
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Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
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Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Cherry Tree House
Oakdale Business Park
Oakdale, Gwent
NP11 4EA
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Cherry Tree House
Oakdale Business Park
Oakdale, Gwent
NP11 4EA
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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