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It provides cover 24 hours a day 7 days a week during term time.  \nWe have a GP who holds surgeries in the Health Centre one a week, the school also has its own counselling service which is based in the Health Centre.  \nThe Health Centre at the Royal Alexandra and Albert School prides itself on providing medical care to support the whole school community. We are currently progressing through a period of development and are seeking to appoint dedicated and caring professionals to join our Health Centre Team.  \nThe aim of the Health Care Assistant (HCA) role is to be part of the team providing care to our students and staff. This includes mental and physical first aid to our pupils in particular, performing administrative tasks including maintaining accurate electronic clinical records.  \nRelationships: The HCA reports to the Health Centre Manager and will work closely with the Health Centre Team, Boarding houses, the wider pastoral team, staff and parents. The Health Centre Team strives to maintain positive and supportive relationships with the wider school community and therefore good communication skills, an ability to work flexibly in a team and a sense of humour are essential.  \nHours: 24 hours (Monday, Wednesday and Friday 1200-2000 plus 1 in 3 Saturdays 0730-1530) . There is also the possibility to take on some overnight on-call shifts. The role is term-time only. Shifts cover the opening hours of the Health Centre which are currently 0700-2000 (Monday to Friday) and 0730-1530 (Saturdays) .  \nKey Responsibilities  \nMedical and First Aid  \n• Providing first aid and emergency care to all members of the community, and visitors whilst on site  \n• Assessment and treatment of minor injuries and illness of our students with supervision and support from the Registered Practitioners  \n• Administer prescribed and over the counter medication to students following the School administration of medication policy  \n• Maintain safe storage and disposal of medication and supplies  \n• Arrange medical appointments  \n• Where indicated to act as an escort for off site medical appointments  \n• Work with Boarding house staff to arrange for boarding pupils to attend medical appointments and arrange transport  \n• Maintain Health centre stock and provisions and ensure it remains hygienic and tidy  \n• Assist in carrying out child and adolescent surveillance programmes in conjunction with the rest of the nursing and medical team  \n• Operate procedures for the control of infectious diseases  \nCommunication and Record Keeping  \n• Maintain medical records accurately, confidentially, safely and in a timely manner in line with school policies  \n• Administration of medical information for school trips  \n• Work closely and collaboratively with other members of the health centre team and the wider pastoral team  \n• Maintain strong links with parents ensuring they are updated regularly when appropriate  \n• Ensure medical confidentiality is maintained as per policies and any concerns are shared with the Health Centre Manager  \n• Reporting any maintenance issues via the online reporting system and informing the Health Centre Manager as soon as possible  \nPastoral Support  \n• To be a listening ear and often a ‘first port of call’ for pupils, signposting support and passing on concerns to the appropriate people as necessary  \n• To ensure in-patients receive appropriate care and nutrition and are monitored appropriately during their stay  \nHealth Promotion  \n• To promote Health Promotion to the school community in all that we do and assist the Registered practitioners in monitoring and surveillance of our students  \n• ","cbCaihoaEHZAeDsO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihoaEHZAeDsO","pdf",185281,"English","# Job Title\n## Reporting Line\n## Health Centre Overview\n## Role Purpose\n## Relationships\n## Hours\n## Key Responsibilities\n## Person Specification\n## Safeguarding and Welfare","[{\"question\":\"What does the Health Care Assistant role primarily do?\",\"answer\":\"The role is part of the Health Centre team providing care for students and staff, including mental and physical first aid and administering medication, alongside administrative duties such as maintaining accurate electronic clinical records.\"},{\"question\":\"Who does the Health Care Assistant report to, and who do they work with?\",\"answer\":\"The Health Care Assistant reports to the Health Centre Manager and works closely with the Health Centre Team, boarding houses, the wider pastoral team, staff, and parents.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the working hours and scheduling details?\",\"answer\":\"The role is term-time only, covering the Health Centre opening hours: 1200-2000 on Monday/Wednesday/Friday plus one in three Saturdays 0730-1530, with some possibility of overnight on-call shifts.\"}]","Royal Alexandra and Albert School - Health Care Assistant Job Description | PDF",1789334353,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":98},[99,104,107,112,117,122,127,132,137],{"id":100,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":86,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},80,"resumes",{"id":108,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":113,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":118,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":123,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":128,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":130,"slug":131},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":133,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":134,"show_sort_weight":135,"slug":136},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":138,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":139,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":140},158,"General","general-158"]