Assistant Practitioner for Specialist School Nurse Team
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,712.00 to £29,494.50 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26712.00 - £29494.50 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2025 |
| Location: | Caterham, CR3 5PN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0279-25-1099 |
Summary
As an Assistant Practitioner in our Specialist School Nursing Team,we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated: Free tea and coffee at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission. The Ideal Candidate Essential Minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) and NVQ Level 2+ in Care or Childcare Experience working with children in health, education, social care, or voluntary settings Strong team player with the ability to work independently and accept delegated tasks Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Basic IT and keyboarding skills Organised, reliable, and able to meet deadlines Approachable, self-motivated, and sensitive to individual family needs Willingness to travel for training and undertake further development Understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding Desirable Care Certificate Experience with children with learning disabilities, Autism, or complex health needs (e.g. tracheostomy, enteral feeding, epilepsy) Comfortable liaising with a range of professionals and agencies Awareness of personal development needs and commitment to ongoing learning Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.