Healthcare Support Worker - CYP with Complex Needs - Basingstoke
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
The Firvale nursing team are looking for a Healthcare Support Worker to join our ever growing service for children and young people (CYP) with complex healthcare needs at HHFT. The Firvale nursing team work closely alongside our amazing Community Children’s and Special School Nursing teams within an innovative integrated service to provide care to children and young people with complex healthcare needs.
Firvale provides planned episodes of care for in a purpose-built, home away from home environment, with an aim to maintain their health and wellbeing while offering families valuable time to rest. Care breaks range from evening sessions to weekend stays.
Main duties of the job
Positions at Firvale are rarely available, and we are looking for an outstanding practitioner with experience of working in a health or social care role with children and young people. Ideally, you will have experience of working with children with significant health needs, however full training will be given to an individual who is an ideal fit for the team.This role provides the opportunity to work closely with our wider multi-disciplinary team as well as external agencies, to provide better outcomes for the ever-growing number of children who access our provision.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital.Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A key aspect of this role is preserving high quality care in a positive, stimulating, and safe environment. You would be a Healthcare Support Worker working in the four-bed unit focusing on delivering outstanding clinical care for children and young people with lifelong health needs in a nurse-led team.The opportunity to support outpatient clinics that run in the same building is also a possibility as part of this role, where you would be supporting a medical team to facilitate a range of clinics based in this community setting.
This challenging and rewarding role offers the opportunity to meet the health needs of children, young people, and their families within a multidisciplinary inter agency framework. Innovative and creative individuals are encouraged to consider this chance to join a forward thinking and energetic team.Professional development opportunities are supported, and we will provide clinical supervision, regular appraisal, training, and support in achieving your personal development plan and wellbeing in the workplace.
Please note that it is essential that you hold a drivers licence and having access to a car is essential for this community role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria- • NVQ level 3 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social care or working towards an award.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- • Clinical skills appropriate to the relevant speciality
Experience and Knowldge
Essential criteria- • Experience of Health/Health and Social Care role with children and young people.
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.