An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hillingdon School Nursing Team as a Health Care Assistant (HCA). This role is ideal for someone with experience working with children who enjoys being part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting School Nurses and local schools to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
The Hillingdon School Nursing Service operates as one centralised team across three localities: South East, South West, and North. The successful candidate will mainly support the South West locality but must be flexible to work across all areas as required.
The team supports children and young people up to age 19, helping ensure they have the best possible start in life. HCAs play a vital role by providing both clinical and administrative support, assisting School Nurses with safe record keeping, caseload management, and delivering child-centred public health services.
Working independently and alongside School Nurses, HCAs help identify unmet health needs, monitor referrals, and support the delivery of the School Nursing Service Specification and Healthy Child Programme. Responsibilities include carrying out hearing and vision screening for Reception-aged children and delivering the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for Reception and Year 6 pupils, promoting early intervention and improving health outcomes across Hillingdon.
The successful candidate will be a key member of the Hillingdon School Nursing Service, supporting the delivery of high quality care to school-aged children across the borough.
Key responsibilities include delivering hearing and vision screening for Reception-aged children, carrying out the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for Reception and Year 6 pupils, providing advice to parents/carers, and referring children to audiology, optometry, or ophthalmology services where appropriate.
The role also involves maintaining accurate records, completing administrative tasks, collecting and recording data, communicating effectively with parents, schools, and other professionals, and supporting School Nurses in delivering health promotion sessions through the Junior Citizenship Programme.
Working under the guidance of registered nursing staff, the post holder will provide high standards of care while also being able to work independently and manage delegated responsibilities. Good IT skills are essential for accurate documentation and use of electronic record systems.
The successful candidate will be expected to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults at risk, following Trust safeguarding procedures and reporting
Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 3 School Nursing HCAs to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staff members.
As a Band 3 School Nursing Health Care Assistant, we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
Key responsibilities include:
Delivering hearing and vision screening for Reception-aged children.
Delivering the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for children in Reception and Year 6.
Providing advice to parents/carers and referring children to audiology, optometry, or ophthalmology services where appropriate.
Undertaking a range of administrative duties, including maintaining accurate and timely records.
Liaising and communicating effectively with parents/carers, schools, and other professionals.
Collecting, recording, and sharing data in line with service requirements.
Supporting School Nurses in the delivery of health promotion sessions as part of the Junior Citizenship Programme.
