Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the West School Age Immunisation Team as a Health Care Support Worker. The aim of the team will be to enhance the current School Nursing Service with the delivery of the current Immunisation Programme across Gwynedd and Anglesey. The objective is to promote and increase the uptake of immunisations in line with government targets; minimise the impact of the immunisation programme upon other core School Nursing Services, and ensure a seamless delivery of the programme demonstrating best practise and positive outcomes. 

The role of the Health Care Support Worker will be to oversee and manage the clerical and administrative requirements associated with the programme, such as coordinating the dissemination of consent forms, monitoring and ordering of stock, assisting with the Immunisation Schedule. The post holder will work closely with the Community Staff Nurse and liaise with the wider School Nurse teams. They will support the delivery of the programme within the school setting. We are currently enhancing this role to include the introduction of some clinical duties with the relevant training.

Hours can be annualised and adapted throughout the school year to meet the needs of the service and immunisation delivery schedule. The base will be located at Bangor however there will be a need to travel and help out other areas of the West.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and Proud to Lead competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Good standard of secondary education e.g. min of C grade in English and Maths
  • Working towards QCF level 3 or equivalent in a child related subject

    • Desirable criteria

  • NVQ 3 / ECDL

    • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Experience of working with the public
  • Experience of working in a team.

    • Desirable criteria

  • Community or health related working experience
  • Experience of working with children and families
  • Experience of delivering group work

    • Skills

    Essential criteria

  • Good organisational skills.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise own work and work independently
  • Ability to adjust own and others work schedule due to conflicting demands of the service
  • Working knowledge of basic IT skills.
  • Ability to work in a team and develop a good working relationship with other agencies
  • Excellent communication skills verbal and written
  • Ability to communicate effectively with children, families and young people, taking into account individual needs, e.g. disability

    • Desirable criteria

  • Ability to undertake screening e.g. vision, hearing, growth monitoring
  • Ability to deliver health promotion sessions to children and families

    • Knowledge

    Essential criteria

  • Awareness of Welsh Government policies relating to children and young people
  • working knowledge of child protection procedures
  • Awareness of local and national initiatives impacting on health and service provision.

    • Desirable criteria

  • Knowledge of behaviour management
  • Knowledge of recent advances in the sphere of public and school health.

    • Other

    Essential criteria

  • Willingness to be flexible to the service
  • Commitment to high standards of care.
  • Commitment to self development
  • Ability to travel between settings in a timely manner

    • Desirable criteria

  • Welsh speaking
  • Stress management.

    • To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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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.

    Welsh language skills are desirable

    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.

    Welsh language skills are desirable