Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
We are looking for an experienced and skilled health care assistant to work within our acute liaison nursing team to cover a temporary vacancy.
This is a secondment opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting children with disabilities and their families and who wants to make a positive difference to the experiences that they have within health settings.
The acute nursing liaison team provides support to children and young people with disabilities to access planned and unplanned hospital treatment and medical interventions..
They undertake direct, intensive work with children, young people and their families to prepare them for medical treatments and interventions and liaise with medical and health teams to ensure that the experiences within the hospital environment
They complete hospital passports for children and young people in conjunction with their families and professionals who know them well.
They work alongside the wider Children's learning disability service and are part of the LD nursing team.
Main duties of the job
To actively contribute to the multi-disciplinary assessment of individual children through the recording of directly observed information relating to current abilities / behaviour utilising appropriate tools on behalf of qualified nursing or other health professionals.
To be involved in feeding back observations to the MDT and to be involved in the development of the care plan / developmental programme / behavioural plans for that child / family.
To provide direct support to deliver agreed components of MDT plans including supporting parents to develop skills in regard to health promotion and to also assist promotion and to their child’s development and or social / communication / play skills / behaviour management. This may involve direct work with the child demonstrating how to use specific approaches relating to health promotion such as Picture Exchange Systems (PECS), TEACCH for children with ASD, actively preparing parents / carers to access play opportunities with their child and support with behaviour management strategies
To assist families in the preparation for behaviour change strategies by explaining the theoretical basis of the interventions in simple terms parents can comprehend, explaining the way the team would work in partnership on the intervention and the requirements for the parents to be active participants in the intervention ultimately taking work forward with minimal support.
This post is Fixed Term/Secondment for 5 months due to the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
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
- NVQ Level 4 and / or BTECH Early Years Or equivalent level of relevant education I training
Desirable criteria
- Any relevant formal training within the area of children's disabilities
Experience
Essential criteria
- working with children
- Experience of supporting young people who challenge.
Desirable criteria
- Prior experience of working in a community setting.
Knowledge
Essential Criteria
- An understanding of research and evidence based practice
- To possess an understanding of 'normal' child development
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of Applied Behavioural Analysis principles
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential Criteria
- The ability to be well organised Able to be flexible in approach Value people with disabilities
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a team setting
- Demonstrate an ability to carry out planned work unsupervised to a high level.
- To possess good communication skills.
- Good written and verbal skills.
- Able to present information clearly and concisely.
- To possess an understanding of the All Wales Child Protection Procedures.
OTHER RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
- Ability to commute within the geographical area of the service catchment area to fulfill the duties of the role.
- Flexibility in approach to work
- Computer literate
WELSH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
- Willingness to learn Welsh
Desirable criteria
