Health Care Support Worker - Children's Community Continence Team
A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.
The Long-Term Conditions pathway, part of the Children’s Care Group within RDaSH, are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Support Worker to join our Children’s Community Continence Service. The service has a clear focus to support children and young people in the community to achieve their continence potential.
You will be part of an integrated team working alongside Children’s Specialisms (Children’s Community Nursing, Epilepsy, Special School Nursing, and TB).The service provides nursing intervention, support and advice relative to continence needs for to children, young people and families across the Doncaster Borough.
The post holder will provide care to patients in numerous community settings such as schools and within the family home.
Our ideal candidate will be an individual with experience in child health or working within the community setting who has a passion for supporting and improving the lives of children, young people, and families with additional needs.
The successful candidate willjoina highly experienced teamwithin the Children’s Care Groupand will be aneffective team member who is committed to providing high quality care.
You will be fully supported in your role and have the opportunity to access continuous professional development and relevant training opportunities.
The current hours of operation are Mon- Fri between the hours of 9am - 5pm.
The Post holder will support and work under the guidance of the Specialist Continence Nursing Team to deliver personalised plans of care that support children and young people to achieve continence wherever possible. Part of this role would be to deliver care and support that has been identified through holistic continence assessments of children and young people.Continence needs such as Nocturnal Enuresis, Day Time Wetting and Constipation and Soiling will be monitored and reviewed regularly and the provision of equipment and products provided as needed.
The post holder will need excellent communication skills in order to build close relationships with children, young people and families, offering them encouragement and support as they follow their pathway of care for their continence needs.You will also be expected to be confident in delivering continence/toilet training and guidance to individuals and small groups such as school/nursery staff
To work as a member of the Children’s Community Continence Team to support with public health, clinical, non-clinical and clerical duties.
The role will require the post holder to undertake clinical duties to meet the needs of individual children and young people.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
This advert closes on Monday 4 Nov 2024