School Nursing Assistant - Band 4

at  Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Senior School Nurse Assistant will work as a member of the School Health Service in the delivery of Universal child health screening programmes, identifying health needs for new school entrants and delivering health education/health promotion. They support the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme to schools and families within Croydon including National Childhood Measurement Program and vision screening in for primary age children. They work closely with Schools, children and families who use our services and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.
Please note: This vacancy may close earlier than scheduled.

Senior School Nurse Assistants are expected to be competent and confident. They contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

• To Lead and Support School Nurse Assistants in National Childhood Measurement Program and vision screening.
• Supporting the planning, organisation and delivery of defined aspects of the healthy child programme, school entrant health reviews, parenting support, school liaison, follow up referrals to partner agencies.
• Working with children and families in the assessment of their health and well-being and making referrals as appropriate under the supervision of the Specialist Community Public Health School Nursing team.
• Developing and contributing to new entrant parent groups and meetings hosted in schools.
• Supporting Enuresis Lead Nurse in Enuresis clinic sessions
• Escalating complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy Patient Safety

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
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