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Support Worker

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 December 2024

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Job summary

We are really excited to be expanding our team so that we can support more children and their families at home. By providing support to Children and young people in their own homes, it enables parents/carers to get a good night's sleep.

The shifts are mainly at night 2200-0700 but staff are expected to attend training/ meetings during the hours of 0900-1700 as well.

The role does involve being trained in a variety of clinical skills but you will be given training to achieve all the clinical skills. We offer a individualised induction programme to ensure that all new starters are supported to be confident and competent with each skill. If you do not currently have the clinical experience but have transferrable skills do get in touch to find out more.

Watch the video below to find out more about the Children's Complex Care Team

https://youtu.be/49n3Rl5gKBo

We are holding a face-to-face recruitment event on 12th December 2024 10-12:30 at Dowty Social Club, Down Hatherley Lane , Gloucester, GL29QH and will offer interviews on the day at this event.

To register, please follow the link below.

https://forms.office.com/e/rqz6TtY3kB

Please note: This vacancy may close early if the position is filled through our upcoming recruitment event. We encourage interested candidates to attend the event for a chance to connect with our team and learn more about this exciting opportunity."

Main duties of the job

Team members provide clinical care into children's homes to allow parents to take a break from their caring responsibilities .

The skills that you can potentially learn include the following

  • Medication administration
  • Feeding via a gastrostomy tube/button
  • Using a nebuliser
  • Supporting a child on a ventilator
  • Hoisting
  • Oral suction
  • Observations

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

  • 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
  • 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
  • 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
  • 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Date posted

11 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

327-24-950-A

Job locations

Springbank Resource Centre

Springbank Way

Cheltenham

GL51 0LG


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Provide care directly to children requiring specific interventions to maintain their quality of life
  • Carry out a range of nursing care tasks for the child according to the childs care plan ensuring the childs physical/emotional and educational/play needs are met
  • Help with personal care and use of appropriate equipment to hoist, move and handle child safely.
  • Assist with assessing and reviewing needs of child/young people and help implementation of care programmes, this will entail attending patient assessments with Team Leader for Complex care team and liaising with other clinical support workers in the team to ensure effective delivery of care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Provide care directly to children requiring specific interventions to maintain their quality of life
  • Carry out a range of nursing care tasks for the child according to the childs care plan ensuring the childs physical/emotional and educational/play needs are met
  • Help with personal care and use of appropriate equipment to hoist, move and handle child safely.
  • Assist with assessing and reviewing needs of child/young people and help implementation of care programmes, this will entail attending patient assessments with Team Leader for Complex care team and liaising with other clinical support workers in the team to ensure effective delivery of care.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Ability to work nights

Esssential and Desirable

Essential

  • Care Certificate or Willingness to Undertake
  • A valid Driving License is required
  • Experience of working with Children
  • Experience of lone working

Desirable

  • Lone working in a community setting
  • Experience of clinical skills
  • Communicating with children who have limited verbal communication skills
  • Working with children in a community setting or within a healthcare environment
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Ability to work nights

Esssential and Desirable

Essential

  • Care Certificate or Willingness to Undertake
  • A valid Driving License is required
  • Experience of working with Children
  • Experience of lone working

Desirable

  • Lone working in a community setting
  • Experience of clinical skills
  • Communicating with children who have limited verbal communication skills
  • Working with children in a community setting or within a healthcare environment

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.

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. 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.

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. 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Springbank Resource Centre

Springbank Way

Cheltenham

GL51 0LG


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Springbank Resource Centre

Springbank Way

Cheltenham

GL51 0LG


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader Children's Complex Care

Kerry O'Reilly

kerry.o'reilly@ghc.nhs.uk

03004218299

Date posted

11 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

327-24-950-A

Job locations

Springbank Resource Centre

Springbank Way

Cheltenham

GL51 0LG


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