Newham Council
Job title:
Sessional Clinical Support Worker
Company
Newham Council
Job description
Job Description:Sessional Clinical Support Worker £15.99 – £16.74 hourly rate inclusive of the high cost area supplement – LBN Scale 5 equivalent to AfC Band 3.About UsNewham is an incredibly diverse borough with a very young population and is experiencing considerable regeneration as part of the Olympic legacy. There are over 86,000 children and young people in Newham and we want each of them to have the same life chances as young people in other parts of London.This post is directly employed by the London Borough of Newham, who was the first London borough to offer a fully integrated 0-19 health and social care service after we assumed direct responsibility for providing School Nursing services, Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership in 2017. Therefore, our CYPS directorate will be delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child programme through the Childrens Health 0-19 Service.Newham 0-19 health service have a continual commitment, working towards improving the lives of Children and Young People in the Borough. Please see below links for various health education films the service has produced with the support, and showcasing our Super Star Service users.The Children’s Health 0-19 service had their CQC inspection in 2021 and rated Good in all areas.The JobChildren’s Health 0-19 Service are recruiting more Clinical Support Workers (sessional) to work as part of the wider Single Point of Access (SPoA) admin team that supports our clinical workers: Health Visitors, School Nurses and Nursery Nurses. The post holder will be a member of the wider Children’s Health 0-19 team, within CYPS.This is an administrative role and you will be expected to work in various locations across the Borough in clinics and at other London Borough of Newham settings.The post holder will work in conjunction with the Registered Nursing workforce and other skills mix members across the service. He/she will contribute to the assessment of health needs and delivery of appropriate services to meet needs of both the individual and the wider Community within a defined area of the London Borough of Newham.The post holder will undertake duties as delegated by the Registered Nurse and Nursery Nurses in the community teams.The post holder will be required to undertake the key functions within CHIS Team including liaison with local and national maternity and child health departments to enable smooth exchange of patient identifiable clinical data and information on a daily basis to facilitate clinical service delivery to local children and families living in Newham.[1] United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)About YouThe candidate must/ will:
- Have Maths and English GCSE C or equivalent
- Have ability to move between sites working across health and social care as required by the needs of the service and development programme
- Have experience of dealing face to face, and on the phone, with various clients, clinical staff and others.
- Be IT literate e.g. using clinical systems, word processing, email and internet use.
Our OfferWe recognise that delivery of quality services to the community depends on a healthy, well-motivated workforce, we are therefore able to offer;
- Genuine management support: Low supervisor/supervisee ratios. Employee wellbeing programmes. HEART values and behaviours.
- Money matters: Flexible starting salary within the allocated grade for the right candidates. Subsidised leisure passes. Generous local government annual leave allowance. Pension scheme. Continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for health professionals who satisfy the NHS Pension scheme criteria. NHS continuous service recognised.
- Learning & Development: Support to take up advanced clinical training and wider workforce development package to enhance your skills. Clear competency and career progression framework. Access to smart technology.
ContactFor further information, please contactPlease note shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email within two-four weeks of the advert closing date, so please ensure you check your inbox and junk folders. Whilst affected by COVID-19, interviews may be facilitated by video, using Zoom or MS Teams.Interviews to be held on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 1000 Dockside, E16 2QUPrevious candidates need not applyClosing date 01.07.2024 11:59Additional InformationWe are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role. CV’s will not be accepted.We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by .About Us:The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.Newham has a large housing regeneration programme that will build over 1,000 new council homes by 2022.
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Job date
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:52:46 GMT
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