Job summary
- Main area
- Starting Well Support Worker
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Term Time only
- Hours
- Term time hours - 22.5 hours per week (19.13)
- Job ref
- 373-CYP1206
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wharton Children's Centre
- Town
- Winsford
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 Term Time only
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Starting Well Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
The role of the clinical support worker is to carry out screening of children's hearing and vision in their reception school year.
Carrying out participating children's measurements of height and weight for the national child measurement programme annually.
To support the Nursing team when delivering vaccinations in schools and clinics. Maintaining the cold chain when handling vaccines. Assisting with administration and the flow of pupils through a session. Assisting with E consent.
Main duties of the job
Screening
Clinical support staff book sessions with schools to visit and carry out screening of children's vision and hearing in reception year. Following the session children's results are uploaded on to their clinical record and any children who require secondary care referral following the pathways will be referred by the support worker.
Clinical support workers support with team administration. Booking children in to clinics and offering support and advice to parents on the use of E- consent. Taking calls from parents and schools with enquiries.
Clinical support workers arrange sessions in schools to carry out the national child measurement programme. Booking dates in schools and ensuring guidance is adhered to during the session delivery. Post delivery ensuring the data is submitted to project assistant in line with the programme guidance to enable uploading to the national data set.
Clinical support workers collect vaccine maintaining the cold chain and take to schools for immunisation sessions.
Whilst immunisation sessions are taking place in schools the support workers monitor the cold chain and access vaccine from cool porters to distribute to staff.
Screening children's vision and hearing in reception school year. Refer children to audiology or ophthalmology if required following the screening pathway.
CWP has adopted the Living Wage. Where the standard Agenda for Change hourly rate is below Living Wage, pay will be supplemented to this level.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A ‘Guide to completing your application form’ can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent knowledge and experience
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the need for confidentiality, empathy and sensitivity
Desirable criteria
- Ability to undertake risk assessments.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to maintain and record accurate records and upkeeping.
- Experience of working in a public health setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an early years setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Thompson
- Job title
- Operational/Clinical Lead Immunisation
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 397470
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