Job summary
- Main area
- Special School Nursing Assistant
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-BANK-LIT-1501
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oakleigh School
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £15.69 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 31/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Special School Nursing Assistant
Band 4
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
Barnet Special School Nursing team are looking for a flexible, motivated and highly skilled Special Scholl Nurse Assistant to join us as a bank employee in supporting children and young people with health needs to attend school and achieve their potential.
We are based in 2 Special Schools in Barnet, Oakleigh School and Maple down but also provide outreach services to Oak Lodge and Northway.
You may be expected to travel between sites to support the nursing team with tasks such as heights and weights so will need excellent communication skills, administration and IT skills to support the team in delivering a high-quality service to the pupils and any professional partners.
Main duties of the job
- To be aware of the importance of professionalism and boundaries when working closely with families
- To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team in the interests of the student and the wider community.
- To carry out essential health procedures on students with care, sensitivity and using communication strategies specific to each students needs
- To complete episodes of care which are detailed in the student’s health care plan and meet their health needs, escalating any concerns to the line manager.
- To be able to write clear, legible reports, clinical notes and review students individual health care plans in line with school and CLCH record keeping policies.
- To demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 by contributing to the health, safety and security of individuals in their environment
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Care certificate – or working towards this
- Evidence of continuing professional development working with children up to NVQ level 3
- Competencies in clinical care skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding children
Desirable criteria
- Diploma Level (or NVQ4 in Health & Social Care) or Equivalent Combination of NVQ3, courses and experience or NNEB equivalency
- Makaton/BSL course
- Medicine management course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs
- Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a special school environment
- Experience of documentation in a clinical setting
- Experience of liaising with professionals
- Experience of handling telephone calls independently and directing queries appropriately
- Evidence of ability to carry out continence assessments
- Evidence of understanding epilepsy/working with patients with epilepsy
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in culturally diverse communities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Competence to administer medication
- Ability to manage stock levels and equipment
- Knowledge of safeguarding children/young people
- Demonstrate computer literacy in programs such as excel, word, power point
- Experience of enteral feeding
- Experience of suctioning
- Experience of clinical measurements and interpreting results appropriately, i.e. Height and Weight measuring
- Experience of working with Clinical Systems e.g.S1
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in culturally diverse communities
- Knowledge of purpose and value of clinical supervision
Other
Desirable criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Collins
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721246177
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