Children’s Community Health Care Support Worker - NHS
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview.We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
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Job overview
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Full time/Part time or Term time contract available
The Children’s Continuing Care Team is part of the Children’s Outreach Nursing Service based at the Great Western Hospital. The team provides direct clinical care and support to named children and young people aged 0-18 years with complex health needs, including learning disabilities, life limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Care shifts are provided in the child's home, school or other community setting.
Shifts will cover both days and nights on a Rota basis, or for a term-time contract, day shifts during the school term.
We are keen to recruit and train keen and enthusiastic support workers with good communication skills and a desire to make a difference to the life of children and their families in Swindon.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants must be completely child and family focused with good communication skills. The children we provide care for and their families are central to the service, motivate the team, and we value their input into care planning and delivery.Candidates must recognise their own limitations, understand boundaries and be able to work as a lone worker in a community setting, supported by registered nurses following a period of competency based training to meet complex health needs.
Candidates must be willing and able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the children and young people we care for. If you would like to be part of our friendly and motivated team who are keen to make a difference in the community, we would love to hear from you.We are willing to negotiate full time or part time hours for the right applicant.
Working for our organisation
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:
Service - We will put our patients firstTeamwork - We will work together
Ambition - We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect - We will act with integrity
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide skilled high quality care to children and young people with complex medical needs, in the home or community setting. To carry out delegated clinical tasks providing support for children with complex health needs and those dependent on technology, following individualised care plans developed by the nursing team, having become competent through an intensive and on-going training program and with support and guidance from registered nurses.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Good general education at least 4 GCSEs or equivalent
- Numerate
- NVQ level 2 in care or equivalent knowledge/experience
- NNEB
- NVQ level 3 in childcare or care
Experience
Essential criteria- Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a hospital/care environment
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal skills
- Experience of working with children and young people with special needs
- Experience of team working in a child focussed setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Demonstrate the ability to accept delegation and work without direct supervision once trained and deemed competent. Good communication skills and ability to engage with children, young people and families. Good computer skills to enable engagement with online education programmes
- Basic understanding of how chronic illness affects the family
Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
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, subject to eligibility of the role for a skilled worker visa and salary requirements.Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.
Eligibility for this role requires:
- Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
- Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria
From 4 April 2024, UK immigration policy changes has increased minimum salary levels for skilled workers. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.
Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £21.50 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £49.50 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods.Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.
We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.
Upon acceptance of a job offer, your information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records System. All communication regarding your application will be conducted via email; please ensure to check your junk/spam folders as emails may occasionally be filtered there.