Support Worker
HCRG Care Group
The closing date is 06 October 2024
Job summary
We are looking for a Care Support Worker / Healthcare Assistant to join our Childrens Continuing Care Team who provide care to children who have complex health needs, this includes children and young people who have tracheostomies, gastrostomies and other health related issues.
We provide full training in all areas of the job role and will support you to become confident in managing these health needs to really make a positive difference to the lives of the children and families that we care for.
We have full and part time opportunities available to join our team, working across the week with one in four weekends required. This role predominantly consists of night shifts, working between the hours of 10pm to 7am.
Our care support workers will support one child through their full journey of care, providing a supportive and compassionate care package. There is also opportunity to take on additional care packages depending on the hours you will work. Some of our team members have gone on to be assistant practitioners and have taken on additional courses to further their professional development.
We have roles available across Bath and Wiltshire.
Main duties of the job
As an care support worker, you will be expected to provide compassionate and high-quality care to a child over night by following the childs individual care plan. You will be an important part of the lives of the children and families that we work with by building rewarding and professional working relationships with them.
As part of each shift, you will complete shift check lists to ensure you have the correct equipment to provide safe care to each child. Throughout the shift, there may be different types of care needed, which will always be in accordance with a care plan set out by one of our nurses. You may also provide personal care, observing and monitoring signs that the child is in pain or becoming unwell and knowing and recognising when to call the parents in the night for advice and support.
Shifts usually start at 10pm and finish at 7am. Each night shift takes place in the family home environment, however you would have access to an on call staff member in case you have any queries or issues.
About us
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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Date posted
26 September 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/25229/11744
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Bath
Avon
BA2 5RP
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Bath
Avon
BA2 5RP
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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