Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• NNEB Level 1/CACHE Level 3
• NVQ Certificate Level 3 in Childcare Health or equivalent gained through training and experience.

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Training and education experience.
• Influencing skills
• Knowledge and skills in safeguarding.
• Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities.
• Knowledge of current NHS policy and their implication for services.
• Ability to follow instruction and work independently.
• Ambition in expectations of self and colleagues in delivering high-quality care.
• Ability to well as part of a team.
• Motivated and the ability to motivate others.
• Ability to work effectively with children who are severely ill, disabled, or who have complex needs.
• Understands the need for confidentially.

Desirable

• IT Skills – Use of electronic patient records.
• Knowledge of Children’s Safeguarding.

Experience

Essential

• Prior clinical experience in a Paediatric Healthcare setting.
• Completed a full range of clinical competencies to level 4 of competency framework.
• Experience of supervising, training, and developing support workers.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ordering stock and stock rotation.

Desirable

• Experience of working in special schools or an educational facility.
• Experience of teaching skills to others.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Enthusiastic and motivated.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Professional approach to work.
• Accountability – Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working.
• Openness – Shares information and good practice appropriately.
• Mutual respect – Treats others with courtesy and respect.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 27 August 2026