Health Care Assistant Special Schools

Posting date:	04 July 2025
Salary:	£30,039.00 to £31,088.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£30039.00 - £31088.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	14 July 2025
Location:	London, EC1Y 8JA
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	C9220-25-0453

Summary

Role Responsibility: To be a member of the Special School multi-agency team and share information with team members as directed and appropriate, keeping confidentiality at all times. To maintain accurate school records through accessing the electronic notes system (currently Rio), filing and organisation in accordance with Whittington Health guidelines. Ensure that up-to-date written and electronic records are maintained in accordance with Trust standards with guidance from supervisor. Respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of children and their families, and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs. Assist team members with liaising with other agencies involved in the childs care including: education, Social Services, Voluntary Services Form professional relationships with children, families and children centre staff and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture. To use a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication skills and tools to communicate with children who are non verbal, of a non English speaking background, requiring an interpreter, with a hearing impairment, with altered emotional states, with a cognitive/learning/behavioural disability. Liaise with other agencies involved in the childs care, including relatives and carers, as appropriate to the childs needs, as directed by team members Report effectively any issues or concerns to supervisor/line manager Demonstrate effective communication over the telephone to parents/carers and external agencies (especially teachers and teaching assistants). To support the School Nurse/ Senior Practitioner in planning programmes of care for identified children. To provide and assist the care of children with special needs such as administration of medication, feeding, and health promotion across all school sites. Clinical Responsibility: To arrange appointments with parents/carer (school medicals, Dietician/ Professionals meetings). Administer nursing care and undertake health care activity when trained and assessed as competent by the school nurse. This may include feeding children via gastrostomy, following epilepsy care plan procedures, administering medications, suctioning, and other relevant health care activities. To provide cover, once trained, to other HCAs supporting individual students at the school with health care tasks including suctioning, tracheostomy care, medication management or other health care plans. To undertake screening procedures such as vision, hearing, growth, to include percentile calculations. To identify and refer any concerns arising from the screening or highlighted by the parent/ child/ school staff, to the school nurse. To assist in the planning and implementation of immunisation sessions within the school setting. To assist in completing risk assessment of environment and safety under the guidance of senior team members following local and Trust policies Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility Review and reflect own practice, workload, and performance through effective use of regular professional and operational supervision and appraisal To meet regularly with the school nurse to plan work to be undertaken and to receive feedback. The school nurse will delegate specific roles and responsibilities to this staff member when trained and assessed as competent by the school nurse. Adhere to the Trusts Policies and Procedures including having basic understanding of Moving and Handling Legislation, Infection Control, Clinical Supervision and Child Protection, referring any concerns to the school nurse or Team Leader. Administrative Duties To keep up to date records on clients following Service Policy. To attend relevant staff and service meetings. To provide cover for administrative duties such as answering the telephone, photocopying and filing when requested. Financial Responsibility Highlight stock issues to team members Service Development and Improvement Implements the Policies and Procedures that have been determined by Islington Additional Needs & Disability Service To highlight service provision problems to line manager in order to identify unmet needs and gaps in service provision To undertake surveys or audits as directed by supervisor/line manager Ensure that work areas are well maintained are comply with Health and Safety Guidelines, ensuring the safe use of equipment, cleaning and storage of materials Communication To support children and families to promote achievement of goals with close guidance and support To regularly work with children and adolescents with complex emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. To identify and report concerns regarding Safeguarding To be able to complete required work load within time frames and deadlines set by line manager/supervisor, which may be stressful at times To deal sensitively with clients and their carers who may be distressed. Physical Working Conditions and Environment Assists with transfers of children occasionally using equipment such as hoists and wheelchairs Light to moderate effort for several short periods during the day requiring use of lifting equipment e.g. hoists and transfer manoeuvres Please see Job description and personal specification for full outline of main role and responsibilities