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Special School Nursing Healthcare Support Worker
| Posting date: | 02 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,816.00 to £24,336.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22816.00 - £24336.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2024 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO2 0TA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C0021-24-0471 |
Summary
The SSN HCSW will:Support the SSN with administration and implementation of the programmes of specialised care for children who attend specific special schools and support with clinics and health promotion.Have specific delegated tasks and skills to enable them to provide supportive care to children with a variety of nursing needs, including long term conditions and complex and multiple needs, life limiting conditions, learning disabilities and those with challenging behaviour and/or autism related diagnoses.Provide access to health promotion, public health programme and specialist nursing programmes alongside their multidisciplinary team (MDT).Provide specialist support under instruction and guidance from their SSN to the wider MDT, children and their families whilst promoting evidence-based practice.Utilise knowledge and expertise to work in collaboration with the special schools to ensure the children attending can access health promotion, public health programme and specialist nursing programmes alongside their multidisciplinary team. The SSN HCSW will support the SSN team in ensuring the health needs of the children are maintained and the education and support of the school staff is accessible.Have a good understanding and/or experience of children with Profound and Multiple Learning disabilities (PMLD) and Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD).Assist in the administration of medication in school as delegated by the SSN team following assessment of competence and medications management training.Assist in the second checking of Control Drugs in school as delegated by the SSN team following assessment of competence and medications management training.Assist the special school nurses in provision of essential training (and updates) to staff for all delegated tasks and health promotion activities carried out in school, including staff competencies.Ensure school staff are trained and advise on best practice guidance regarding medicines management, medicines waste disposal and medicines administration techniques with support from Special school nurses.Create referrals to other professionals where required which includes continence service, CCN service, CPMS, Respite centres & wider allied health professionals (AHPs)Provide advice, support and referrals for children who are aged 14+ to help with transition planning processes to adult services.Provide advice, support and liaison for children transitioning into school from early years settings/home and provide the necessary care planning, training and referrals as required.Provide advice, support and liaison for children transitioning between schools (e.g. primary to secondary, or to new locations) where necessary.Provide routine monitoring of children on the caseload as necessary including height, weight, and clinical observations as dictated by the Childs health needs.Support with desensitisation programmes and/or use of social stories for children & young people to access wider health care interventions with support from Special School nurses.Signpost families to other services and resources as required, supporting their childs needs.Raise any safeguarding concerns in line with trust and national policies and guidelines.Work collaboratively with our social care, education and AHPs to provide holistic care for the children and families on the caseload.Signpost and refer families to necessary charities/agencies in relation to their childs health needs e.g. DLA, CHC/CCC applications, make a wish, dream flight, holiday havens etc.