Job summary
- Main area
- Special School Nurse Assistant
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 824-NORTH-8349950
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mapledown school
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Special School Nurse 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 health care assistant to join us 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 will 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.
Working within the environment of special schools is extremely rewarding and our small friendly team look forward to welcoming you.
Please do not hesitate to call and arrange an informal visit with Katie Gallagher-Moran [email protected].
This position is term time only.
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Main duties of the job
- Supporting children’s care plans and administering medication in line with CLCH policies and procedures.
- Carrying out height and weight measurements and completing continence assessments.
- Working closely with registered nurses and liaising with other agencies involved in a child’s care.
- Supporting the training of Learning Support Assistants and Teaching Assistants so they can deliver children’s care plans safely while at school.
- Contributing to the development of evidence-based practice within the Special Schools Nursing Team.
- Working flexibly as part of the team and independently when required, including occasions when you may be the only member of the nursing team on site.
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.
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development working with children up to NVQ level 3
- Care certificate – or working towards this
- 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
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
- Understanding of confidentiality
- 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.Emiss
- Evidence of understanding epilepsy/working with patients with epilepsy
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of purpose and value of clinical supervision
- Experience of working in culturally diverse communities
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie Gallagher-Moran
- Job title
- Team Lead for Special School Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02084554111
- Additional information
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