Job summary
Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours
You will contribute and commit to promoting a positive team based attitude, striving for the highest standards of care and achieving excellence, through continued development and compassion. You will be working as a part of our bespoke team, under the direction/supervision of nursing/medical staff and alongside family members, to provide agreed clinical interventions and planned, individualised care for children and young people with complex health needs within the home, school/day centre or hospital environment.
The service provides care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; in a combination of evening shifts, night shifts and day shifts and covers weekends and Bank Holidays creating an environment which allows our team to maximise their ability and ensuring that the care delivered is appropriate for the needs of the children, young people and the families we support.
Main duties of the job
- A hard-working, caring, dedicated and enthusiastic person with an interest in a career with children and young people within a developing community team.
- An individual with the ability to work flexibly within an internal rotational shift pattern including early, late, long-day and night shifts as well as weekends and Bank Holidays.
- Those who wish to join a community team that provides bespoke packages of care; the Children's and Young People's Complex Care Package (CYPCCP) service provides care and support for children and young people with complex health needs from birth to 19 years of age or 25 years of age where a specific need is identified.
- Those with an interest in acquiring clinical skills and knowledge specific to our area, working with children and young people who have profound multiple learning disabilities and complex health needs, and supporting them through important transitions to ensure they have the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
- An individual who will work closely with our Team Leaders, the child and family, and multi-professional colleagues to develop relevant skills in order to deliver the necessary specialised care required.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ level 3 Child Care and Development , Health & Social Care or Equivalenet
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of child development
- Strategies for communicating with children with sensory impairment
- Communication - evidence of listening and counselling skills and ability to communicate with family members
- Evidence of basic IT skills
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development and ability to undetake training, knowledge and skills competency based assessment
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing professional development e.g. communication courses / certificates
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding procedures
- Evidence of previous clinical experience and/or community experience including working with children / young people with complex health needs
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ level 3 Child Care and Development , Health & Social Care or Equivalenet
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of child development
- Strategies for communicating with children with sensory impairment
- Communication - evidence of listening and counselling skills and ability to communicate with family members
- Evidence of basic IT skills
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development and ability to undetake training, knowledge and skills competency based assessment
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing professional development e.g. communication courses / certificates
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding procedures
- Evidence of previous clinical experience and/or community experience including working with children / young people with complex health needs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
