Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

The 0-5 Health Visiting Service are looking to recruit a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) for 12 months to support a pilot project involved in catching up young children's missing vaccines in the Balby, Bentley, Hexthorpe and Town Centre areas.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced HCSW to support vulnerable families who sometimes struggle to attend appointments to enable them to protect the health and wellbeing of their young children.

This is a secondment opportunity for 12 months, so please get consent from your manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work as part of the team delivering vaccinations in schools, clinics, community settings or at home visits as per the national routine immunisation schedule.
• The post holder will work in partnership with children, families and partnership agencies to maximise uptake of vaccination programmes and ensure they are delivered safely and effectively
• The post holder will work with individual families, children and young people to ensure successful vaccination
• The post holder will work with health, education and partnership agency colleagues to coordinate the programme across a defined population/caseload
• The post holder will promote vaccination programmes to children, young people and their families to increase coverage of vaccinations

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 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 dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

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://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook