School Nurse Assistant
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Coventry, CV21EA
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 September 2026
16 days left
Job description
Based at Moat House Leisure Centre We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our dynamic and passionate school nursing team. You will need exc...
The post holder will be an active member of the School Health Team working with others to promote positive outcomes for children and young people. The post holder's main duties will include supporting the school nursing team with administrative and clerical duties working with schools to support the delivery of the Department of Health, National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).
Provide clerical and administration support to the school health team, this includes excel reports, scanning documents, letters, answering and responding appropriately to telephone calls from the public and other professionals.
Order stationery as and when required
Respond appropriately to general enquiries from clients and refer when necessary to the School Nurse.
Support the team to collect data for audit and evaluations purposes.
Support the team with administration of the Online Health Questionnaires.
Recognise if children are in need of protection and report concerns to the School Nurse in line with Coventry Safeguarding Children Board policy and procedures
Maintain regular contact with education staff to establish good relationships between the services.
Plan and deliver the NCMP with support from other team members, travelling to schools to height and weigh school aged children as per the standards and guidelines following completion of the competency.
Knowledge skills and experience required
Maintain accurate records at all times as per trust guidelines.
Ensure that confidentiality is upheld at all times, as per trust guidelines.
Attend the Trust statutory and mandatory training programme specific to the role ensuring that training completed follows the essential skills policy including regular appraisal.
Participate in/access group or team clinical supervision.
Participate in and contribute to team/locality meetings to keep up to date with trust information.
Measurable Result areas
Meet time scales that are set for each intervention.
Participate in Trust improvement programmes as required to improve service delivery, e.g. Productive Community Services.
Communications and Working Relationships
Able to work as part of the team
Undertake delegated tasks, feedback to school nurse to initiate actions
Support the induction of new staff in the school nursing team.
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 NVQ in IT, or equivalent experience.
- GCSE A - D level/level 4 to 9 Maths and English or equivalent.
- Must have basic computer skills knowledge e.g. Microsoft word, Publisher, excel.
- Must have a willingness and commitment to undertake training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams
- Have an awareness of health promotion issues that affect children.
- Clerical/ administration experience
- Must be able to problem solve
Desirable
- Must have a willingness and commitment to undertake training.
- Experience of System one/ electronic patient records.
Skills
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate sound personal management skills - time management, prioritising and planning appointments with schools.
- Must demonstrate a good standard of communication skills, including with other departments/agencies
- Must have an understanding of Child Protection principles
- Must have an understanding of the need for confidentiality
- Must be committed to principles of Equal Opportunity
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to remain calm and focused under pressurised situations
- Demonstrates compassion and empathy
- Self-motivated and can motivate and inspire others
- Embraces innovation and creativity
- Professional presentation and communication style
- Able to communicate effectively with service users, including where there may be barriers to understanding
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Have access to independent means of transport.
- Must be a non-smoker during working hours
- Must be legally entitled to work in this country
- Must be able to work between 8am - 6pm
- All our staff will have a work base. The Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. Occasionally travel around the Solihull borough and Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful
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Provenance
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First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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