Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the School Nursing Service for a School Health Attendant. This vacancy, will be 16 hours, will be paid at Band 3 and based at Flint Clinic, Flintshire. The role will involve working alongside the School Nursing teams and will include a variety of tasks including contributing to the Child Measurement Programme, Vision and Audiology Screening, contributing to the delivery of the Immunisation Programme as set by Welsh Government and general administration support. For further information, please contact Team Manager, Paula Preece.

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

  • GCSE english/maths A-C
  • Minimum of 46 credits from any pillar of the credit and qualifications framework for wales

    • Desirable criteria

  • community experience

    • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • experience of working with children and young people

    • Desirable criteria

  • experience of working in health visiting, school nursing or children’s social care/education teams

    • Aptitude and Abilities

    Essential criteria

  • Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others. Ability to engage members of the public.

    • Desirable criteria

  • Able to demonstrate situations where effective organisational skills have been used, such as organising groups

    • Values

    Essential criteria

  • A good level of interpersonal and communication skills

    • Other

    Essential criteria

  • Ability to travel within geographical area.

    • 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