Nursing Assistant - Children's Services

Person specification

Experience

Essential:

• Previous experience within a healthcare/childcare setting.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within a palliative care or community setting.
• Previous experience with complex needs and / or disabilities.

Knowledge

Desirable:

• Good understanding of regulatory safeguarding issues with children.
• Good interpersonal skills and team working skills
• Confident in using information technology
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good awareness of caring for those patients whom may have communication challenges.
• Awareness of the importance of play and its value when working with patients with life-limiting illness.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Good standard of general education GCSEs

Desirable:

• NVQ level 2 in Child Care, Health and Social Care, NNEB or similar clinical qualification.
• Bereavement training.
• Full driving license (required for community working).

Experience

Essential:

• Previous experience within a healthcare/childcare setting.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within a palliative care or community setting.
• Previous experience with complex needs and / or disabilities.

Knowledge

Desirable:

• Good understanding of regulatory safeguarding issues with children.
• Good interpersonal skills and team working skills
• Confident in using information technology
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good awareness of caring for those patients whom may have communication challenges.
• Awareness of the importance of play and its value when working with patients with life-limiting illness.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Good standard of general education GCSEs

Desirable:

• NVQ level 2 in Child Care, Health and Social Care, NNEB or similar clinical qualification.
• Bereavement training.
• Full driving license (required for community working).