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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our team paediatric Inflammatory Bowel disease (PIBD) service as a health care support worker. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our team.  CUH is well respected both locally and as a regional specialist treatment centre. We provide excellent care across medical and surgical specialties and sub specialties. Our ethos of child centered care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork. We believe in supporting patients, their families and our staff and we offer a diverse range of dedicated paediatric psychosocial and clinical support services.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Paediatric IBD Healthcare Support Worker is to support the provision of care for children and families using the Paediatric IBD service at Addenbrooke’s Hospital under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist for PIBD. The post holder will be expected to liaise with patients, support / coordinate care (e.g. clinics and admissions) along pathways, interacting with all other members of the PIBD and wider gastro team.  The post holder will also need to communicate effectively with outside agencies and teams across the region, including the coordination of shard care patient visits, educational and training events.

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) the post holder will work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), working to support patients according to their care needs, some of whom may present with complex and challenging care needs. The post holder will be required to use their initiative when working to implement person centered plans of care and are expected to report any clinical progress or change to the Nurse in Charge. The post holder will carry out assigned tasks involving direct/indirect patient care and to support patients and their families under the supervision of a PIBD CNS.

Working for our organisation

 Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.