Senior Nursing Assistant - Children's Complex Care

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Good standard of education and English language.
• Worked at a band 2 Nursing Assistant or equivalent
• Holds a level 3 Vocational Qualification (e.g. NVQ or Apprenticeship) in clinical health care OR equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Speciality specific training and evidence of competencies being achieved and continued development

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of child development and how complex needs can affect development
• Communication skills
• Time management

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of complex health needs in children

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of working within a hospital / care setting.

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working in a care setting with children
• Experience of children with complex needs / disabilities
• Experience of working in community
• Experience of lone working

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES/ ABILITIES

Essential criteria

• Undertake duties in a professional manner
• Willing to learn new skills
• Flexible approach to work.
• Aware of own limitations.
• Team Worker
• Work within professional boundaries
• Ability to keep calm in an emergency situation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 312.4KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 342.6KB)
• Children's Complex Care Desirable Clinical Skills (PDF, 352.6KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 882.5KB)