Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?
Are you keen to work with motivated caring staff delivering the highest quality care?
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of our "Outstanding Team" in the Children's Community Nursing Team caring for children across Cambridgeshire.
We are looking for a Health Care Support Worker to join our dynamic team, based out of The Oak Tree Centre in Huntingdon and The Peacock Centre in Cambridge. The team cover the whole of Cambridgeshire delivering quality care to make a difference to children and young people requiring nursing care in their homes or other community settings.
We have a dynamic team who facilitate early discharge of children from hospital as well as prevent hospital admissions and ED attendance, and are looking for enthusiastic, passionate and motivated Health Care support worker to join our team.
(Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.)
Main duties of the job
To work within the Children's Community Specialist Nursing Team in delivering care to children with acute and complex healthcare needs in the community. This may also include children who are nearing the end of their life.
To deliver specific nursing interventions, promote transition to adult services and social and play tasks.
To carry out duties to ensure the smooth running of Community Paediatrician clinics in the child development centre.
The post-holder will also be expected to undertake some clerical duties.
To act under direction of qualified professionals.
Work alongside other staff to provide both a quality and child friendly service.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work within the multidisciplinary Children's Community Specialist Nursing Service under the supervision of the senior case holders in order to provide individualised care to children and young people with complex and acute health needs, as specified by the childs protocols and in line with trust policies.
- To provide care in the community to children and young people with complex and acute health needs for which training and competency assessment will be required.
This may include
All procedures relating to naso-gastric feeding and care
All procedures relating to gastrostomy/jejunostomy feeding and care
Venepuncture/ Fingerprick bloods
Wounds and dressings
- To deliver care to patients, carers and their families adhering to the philosophy of family centered care.
- To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues to progress their care. This may include patients who have cognitive impairment or difficulty communicating.
- To act as a chaperone for vulnerable children and young people as per Chaperone policy.
- Promote the health, comfort, dignity, privacy, and quality of life for children and young people. To empathise with the patient and carer. To be sensitive to individual patient needs, expectations, and cultural beliefs.
- To work in conjunction with the Paediatrician to promote and facilitate transitions to adult services.
- To provide distraction and assist in helping children and young people with their coping strategies undergoing any procedures that they may find distressing.
- Keeping the consultation and assessment rooms and other areas used by the children, young people and their families, or used by the staff on behalf of the patient, clean and orderly.
- Ensure first line resuscitation equipment maintained in line with trust policy.
- Assist in maintaining a clean and safe environment.
- To carry out administrative duties as required e.g. checking stocks, ordering. photocopying / faxing / documentation.
- To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work within the multidisciplinary Children's Community Specialist Nursing Service under the supervision of the senior case holders in order to provide individualised care to children and young people with complex and acute health needs, as specified by the childs protocols and in line with trust policies.
- To provide care in the community to children and young people with complex and acute health needs for which training and competency assessment will be required.
This may include
All procedures relating to naso-gastric feeding and care
All procedures relating to gastrostomy/jejunostomy feeding and care
Venepuncture/ Fingerprick bloods
Wounds and dressings
- To deliver care to patients, carers and their families adhering to the philosophy of family centered care.
- To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues to progress their care. This may include patients who have cognitive impairment or difficulty communicating.
- To act as a chaperone for vulnerable children and young people as per Chaperone policy.
- Promote the health, comfort, dignity, privacy, and quality of life for children and young people. To empathise with the patient and carer. To be sensitive to individual patient needs, expectations, and cultural beliefs.
- To work in conjunction with the Paediatrician to promote and facilitate transitions to adult services.
- To provide distraction and assist in helping children and young people with their coping strategies undergoing any procedures that they may find distressing.
- Keeping the consultation and assessment rooms and other areas used by the children, young people and their families, or used by the staff on behalf of the patient, clean and orderly.
- Ensure first line resuscitation equipment maintained in line with trust policy.
- Assist in maintaining a clean and safe environment.
- To carry out administrative duties as required e.g. checking stocks, ordering. photocopying / faxing / documentation.
- To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Working towards care qualification
Desirable
- NVQ level 3/NNEB or equivalent
- Completed Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Previous care experience
- Confidence to work independently
- Basic clinical skills
- Demonstrates an awareness of safeguarding issues
Desirable
- Experience working in hospital or community setting with children and young people
- Experience of working with children and young people with complex needs/disabilities
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
- Basic and theoretical knowledge of care
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
Desirable
- Ability to carry out baseline observations.
- Experience and knowledge with enteral feeding
- Certified competency in phlebotomy
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Working towards care qualification
Desirable
- NVQ level 3/NNEB or equivalent
- Completed Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Previous care experience
- Confidence to work independently
- Basic clinical skills
- Demonstrates an awareness of safeguarding issues
Desirable
- Experience working in hospital or community setting with children and young people
- Experience of working with children and young people with complex needs/disabilities
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
- Basic and theoretical knowledge of care
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
Desirable
- Ability to carry out baseline observations.
- Experience and knowledge with enteral feeding
- Certified competency in phlebotomy
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.
