Job requirements
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Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Skills
Ability to motivate, negotiate with and influence others
- Skills
Excellent Communication Skills
- Skills
Understanding of skills required for team working
- Skills
Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised complex activities and programmes of care
- Skills
Ability to travel, for work purposes, within the Mersey Care area
- Knowledge
Understanding local and national influences on health care delivery, including Public Health
- Knowledge
Clinical Governance and Risk Management
- Knowledge
Actively involved in professional development
- Knowledge
Knowledge of Health Promotion strategies
- Experience
Assessing, planning and implementing individualised programmes of care
- Experience
Experience of previous work in health care
- Experience
Experience in assessing for and ordering community equipment
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse Associate and on the NMC register or
- Qualifications
Assistant Practitioner qualification
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working with CYP who have tracheostomies, urinary catheters, stomas, enteral feeds and use of associated equipment
- Qualifications
Work based experience
Job overview
The successful applicant will be a dynamic, highly motivated individual, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
As a SEND Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate, you will be working as part of pro-active skill mix team who are committed to delivering high quality services.
The successful candidate will work 3 days per week during term time only. The hours of work are 8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday - Friday.
The Children’s service provides support to children, young people and their families within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed need.
The service offers every child/family a programme of screening, developmental reviews and information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices as defined by current School Health drivers.
The post holder will work as part of a team to promote and maintain the health and wellbeing of children and young people with mild, moderate and severe learning difficulties which could also include those with complex medical needs. This post will include providing clinical care within the school environment.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities will include caring for children with urinary catheters, enteral feeds, and medication requirements along with an awareness of tracheostomy and stoma care within the school and community settings. Responding to emergency situations and contributing towards specialist individual care plans to meet the child/young person’s needs alongside staff training is an important aspect of the role.
Public Health
The post holder will contribute towards undertaking holistic assessments of children, young people and families in planning and delivering the Healthy Child Programme, including health screening and immunisations, plus a requirement to safeguard and support the health needs of any vulnerable children/young people within the caseload across the city.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The SEND Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate will work predominantly as part of the SEND School Health team to promote and improve health and well-being of school-aged children and young people to reduce health inequalities.
The post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
The post holder will work in collaboration with partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families.
The post holder will work as part of the SEND School Health Team with delegated responsibility for the implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for children, young people and families
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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This advert is for SEND Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Warrington, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 .Pro rata/per annum. The contract type is Permanent: Term time only following Liverpool term dates. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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