About this role
Job summary
APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED ON THE JCC WEBSITE. LINK PROVIDED IN THE ADDITIONAL LINKS SECTION
We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Healthcare Practitioner to join our Student Services team. Within this role, you will be responsible for ensuring staff and students receive support and guidance with their medical and mental health needs. Our Healthcare Practitioner must be caring and compassionate, with excellent administration and communication skills. Someone who is full of ideas is crucial to work as part of a team to develop the student experience and support all aspects of physical and emotional wellbeing.
This post will lead on first aid matters across the college by supporting a team of qualified first aiders. The successful candidate will also be part of the college core safeguarding team to caseload referrals and ensure that all students are kept safe.
If successful, you would play a vital role in the College, which is graded as outstanding in all categories by Ofsted. Our College excels in providing a broad, inclusive and high-quality education to all of our learners, which has resulted in some of the highest levels of progression to Higher Education in the sector. In 2023, students at Joseph Chamberlain College achieved outstanding exam results.
Our college is situated within easy reach of Birmingham City Centre, in a state-of-the-art building with superbly equipped classrooms and outstanding facilities.
Main duties of the job
To support all students with medical needs and to lead on the creation and updating of medical care plans for students disclosing a range of conditions.
To maintain student medical files and to work in partnership with external organisations to ensure that students receive appropriate and timely support.
To coordinate and be the main responder on the Colleges first aid team and maintain accurate records of daily incidents ensuring that accident reports are completed in accordance with the Colleges Health and Safety policy.
To work with the Personal Development team to develop a health and well-being tutorial programme and resources, focussing on issues such as sexual-health, drugs awareness, diet and exercise.
To be part of the college core safeguarding team as a designated safeguarding lead. The postholder will work closely with the Safeguarding Officer to caseload referrals and ensure that these students are kept safe in line with keeping Children Safe in Education.
To support students if they require hospital treatment including attending Accident and Emergency as required.
To work with the pastoral management team to support the team to help improve attendance, retention and punctuality at the College.
To offer training to staff and students on managing medicines and medical conditions.
To store and administer student medication where required.
To lead initiatives relating to wellbeing and healthy living.
To carry out any other duties appropriate to the post
About us
Thank you for your interest in the position of College Healthcare Practitioner at Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College (JCC). We are delighted that you are thinking about joining us.
As you get to know the College a bit more throughout this application process, I am confident that you will see what a special place JCC is: our students are a joy to work with; our staff are wonderful to be around and our facilities/resources are first class. I am extremely proud to lead such an exceptional place, where we are all united in our aspirations to do our best by each and every student.
Our students come from diverse range of backgrounds, and we embrace the opportunities that come with being located in one of the more deprived areas of the country because this is what makes JCC such a vibrant and exciting place to work. To see our students achieve the phenomenal success that they do, and to watch their development into confident, aspirational young adults, gives us all enormous pleasure. We are really proud of the positive difference we are able to make to their lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Accountability
The post holder will be accountable to the Vice Principal
Line Management
There are no line management responsibilities associated with this role.
Duties and responsibilities
In the first instance, the duties and responsibilities are listed below. Going forward, as the needs of the College change, the duties and responsibilities within this role may also be subject to further change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC approved degree or equivalent.
- Registered General Nurse or paramedic.
- Current NMC registration.
- Five A* to C GCSEs including English and Maths or equivalent.
- Evidence of up to date CPD and training.
- Full driving licence.
- Current safeguarding qualification or willingness to undertake this immediately.
Desirable
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Qualification (SCPNH).
Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Understanding of the physical and mental health needs of young people.
- A good understanding of the development of young people and health issues that affect them.
- Understanding of issues relating to equality and diversity.
- Good IT skills.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years post-qualification experience.
- Experience of working with young people.
- Knowledge of health promotion, child protection, family planning, education and screening.
- Experience of working within a diverse inner-city organisation
Other
Essential
- Enhanced DBS Clearance
- Ability to meet the requirements of the Asylum and Immigration Act (to be legally work in the UK).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Joseph Chamberlain College
Address
Joseph Chamberlain College
1 Belgrave Road
Birmingham
B12 9FF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.jcc.ac.uk (Opens in a new tab)