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Job summary

Main area
Community Children's Specialist Services
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: Nights Only
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Nights, part time considered and overtime available)
Job ref
083-6481073-LW
Employer
Sirona care & health CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Community Based
Town
Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sirona care & health CIC logo

Children's Community Support Worker

Band 3

Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Would you like to make a difference to the community you live in and love? 

Our teams support families to live independently and improve their quality of life in the place they like to call home.

As a Lifetime Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in our service. You will work closely Community Children's Nurses to provide ongoing clinical care to children in their own home and/or at school.

This exciting role is flexible and dynamic around family life providing an excellent work/life balance and you will have access to training and development if you wish to pursue a career in nursing, training, or management.

Successful candidates will have the support from their team to be comfortable working independently in the community. If you have strong verbal communication skills and can use initiative to ensure children and their families have the best experience, then we want to hear from you. 

We will offer a tailored training package to suit your development needs to make sure you feel fully supported within your new role - should you wish to progress further in your career then Sirona can offer a number of opportunities such as apprenticeships, where we have strong links with local higher education partners.

We currently have vacancies in the following areas:

  • North Somerset

PLEASE NOTE: As we do not hold a certificate of sponsorship for these roles, we are unable to accept applications from non-UK residents for this vacancy.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to provide care to children with complex, life-limiting health care needs that rely on technology to sustain their health. Parents need to be able to rest, Lifetime support workers work within the family’s home, overnight taking over responsibility for the child whilst parents sleep.

As a member of the Lifetime service, you will support the registered nurses in the delivery of care to our service users in the community and contribute towards the safe and seamless delivery of holistic care, working safely within your scope of practice and competence at all times.

You will undertake clinical tasks to support each individual with personal care that will be set out in their care plans – every child has their own individual needs so you will gain experience caring for a wide variety of health conditions and specialised equipment.

Working for our organisation

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it’s about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, people and communities. We welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills and attributes to make a real difference.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and the NHS pension scheme plus much more! 

Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for details.

We offer NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) salary including annual leave supplement, Stakeholder pension, a range of health and wellbeing incentives, high street discounts, plus much more!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

We have full and part time hours available and can support flexible working patterns.

What our current Lifetime Support Workers have to say about their role

“I am in awe of the children I care for and the families I support. I hope that my small part in their sometimes short lives has made a difference to their quality of life. They have certainly made a difference to mine. I feel privileged to have been accepted into their homes, it’s not just a job, I have been doing this for 8 years and wish I had found it years ago”. - Lizzie

"I feel honoured to be a part of our special children's lives. Knowing that we make a huge difference to the parents so they get some much needed rest, safe in the knowledge that their child is being cared for is an enormous privilege." - Ally

“I am new to Lifetime, and I can say that I have been welcomed and really well supported by a very friendly team. Even though I had relatively little nursing experience the training has been so thorough and I have learnt so much. The children we work with are amazing, and at the end of each shift I feel that I have made a small yet essential contribution to their health and well-being, and provided some much needed rest to their families.” - Megan

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Numeracy/Literacy level 1 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ/QCF (or equivalent) in Health and/or Social care
  • Full Driving Licence and Access to a vehicle

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to work without direct supervision, as agreed within the team, to achieve the objectives of the post.
  • Able to prioritise tasks and make correct decisions within a set of clear guidelines.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to use tact and persuasive skills where necessary.
  • Experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting.
  • Ability to practice in a non-discriminatory way when approaching all colleagues and service users.
  • Experience of team working and an understanding of team dynamics including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.
  • Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS.
  • Awareness of own limitations and respect professional boundaries
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with children with complex health needs
  • Evidence of providing care in a health or community setting
  • Awareness of providing care in a family home environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Ford
Job title
Band 6 children's community nurse-CCT
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 1245916
Additional information

Alternative contact: Please call 0300 1245916 and ask to speak to the rota Nurse on duty.

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