Band 3 Special School Complex Care Assistant (Enteral Feeds)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time, Term time hours
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“Main duties of the job **Visa sponsorship is not available for this position** We have a vacancy within our city-wide Special School Nursing Service for Band 3 Complex Care Assistant to support pupils' enteral feeding needs within Birmingham Special Schools.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role involves providing healthcare support to children and young people in special schools who require enteral feeds. You will work as part of the Special School Nursing Service, assisting with growth measurements and administrative duties. The position requires working within a multi-agency team under the direction of a Team Leader. Full competency-based training will be provided.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or above in Care with experience / knowledge of working with children with complex needs.
- Evidence of continued learning and development.
- Previous experience of dealing with members of the public.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with children and young people.
- Previous clerical experience.
- Skills/knowledge
- Demonstrate willingness to undertake a range of duties and to learn new tasks including clinical procedures where relevant.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of carrying out work within another agency's environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Disability.
- Awareness of Safeguarding issues.
- Ability to recognise the importance communication within the Multi-diciplinary team.
- Demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and consequences of breaking confidentiality.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working and interagency working.
- Flexible approach to working with good interpersonal skills
- Able to relate to children and young people.
- Other job requirements
- Willing and able to undertake training appropriate to the role.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
- Able to organise own work.
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace.
- Qualifications/ training
- NVQ Level 2 or above in Care with experience / knowledge of working with children with complex needs.
- Evidence of continued learning and development.
- Previous experience of dealing with members of the public.
- Previous experience of working with children and young people.
- Previous clerical experience.
- Skills/knowledge
- Demonstrate willingness to undertake a range of duties and to learn new tasks including clinical procedures where relevant.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of carrying out work within another agency's environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Disability.
- Awareness of Safeguarding issues.
- Ability to recognise the importance communication within the Multi-diciplinary team.
- Demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and consequences of breaking confidentiality.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working and interagency working.
- Flexible approach to working with good interpersonal skills
- Able to relate to children and young people.
- Other job requirements
- Willing and able to undertake training appropriate to the role.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to travel to work and other locations as required.
- Able to organise own work.
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Band 3 Special School Complex Care Assistant (Enteral Feeds)
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested
- Please note that there are 2 positions available -
You will work as part of the Special School Nursing Service in providing health care support to children/young people who require enteral feeds during their school day. (Enteral feeding refers to intake of food via gastrointestinal tract through a tube directly into the stomach or small intestine for children who are unable to have all their diet and fluids by mouth).
To work as part of a team supporting the Special School Nursing Service to deliver a high standard of care to children/young people.To contribute to safe and effective growth measurement of children/young people within special school nursing service in line with Healthy Child Programme.
To work as part of a multi-agency team within a special school and otherestablishments under the direction of the Team Leader, reporting relevantinformation to special school nurse
To undertake administrative duties to enable the service to function effectively.
Main duties of the job
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