Job summary
- Main area
- CYPS
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 327-24-950-A
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Springbank Resource Centre
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Support Worker
Band 4
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
We are really excited to be expanding our team so that we can support more children and their families at home. By providing support to Children and young people in their own homes, it enables parents/carers to get a good night’s sleep.
The shifts are mainly at night 2200-0700 but staff are expected to attend training/ meetings during the hours of 0900-1700 as well.
The role does involve being trained in a variety of clinical skills but you will be given training to achieve all the clinical skills. We offer a individualised induction programme to ensure that all new starters are supported to be confident and competent with each skill. If you do not currently have the clinical experience but have transferrable skills do get in touch to find out more.
Watch the video below to find out more about the Children's Complex Care Team
We are holding a face-to-face recruitment event on 12th December 2024 10-12:30 at Dowty Social Club, Down Hatherley Lane , Gloucester, GL29QH and will offer interviews on the day at this event.
To register, please follow the link below.
https://forms.office.com/e/rqz6TtY3kB
Please note: This vacancy may close early if the position is filled through our upcoming recruitment event. We encourage interested candidates to attend the event for a chance to connect with our team and learn more about this exciting opportunity."
Main duties of the job
Team members provide clinical care into children's homes to allow parents to take a break from their caring responsibilities .
The skills that you can potentially learn include the following
- Medication administration
- Feeding via a gastrostomy tube/button
- Using a nebuliser
- Supporting a child on a ventilator
- Hoisting
- Oral suction
- Observations
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide care directly to children requiring specific interventions to maintain their quality of life
- Carry out a range of nursing care tasks for the child according to the child’s care plan ensuring the child’s physical/emotional and educational/play needs are met
- Help with personal care and use of appropriate equipment to hoist, move and handle child safely.
- Assist with assessing and reviewing needs of child/young people and help implementation of care programmes, this will entail attending patient assessments with Team Leader for Complex care team and liaising with other clinical support workers in the team to ensure effective delivery of care.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Ability to work nights
Esssential and Desirable
Essential criteria
- Care Certificate or Willingness to Undertake
- A valid Driving License is required
- Experience of working with Children
- Experience of lone working
Desirable criteria
- Lone working in a community setting
- Experience of clinical skills
- Communicating with children who have limited verbal communication skills
- Working with children in a community setting or within a healthcare 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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerry O'Reilly
- Job title
- Team Leader Children's Complex Care
- Email address
- kerry.o'[email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 8299
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