Job summary
- Main area
- Childrens Community Nursing HCSW
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 040-ACS265-0724
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Risca Health Centre
- Town
- Hengoed / Rogerstone
- Salary
- £23,159 - £24,701 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Children Health Care Support Worker
Band 3
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
To support the Children’s Community Nursing Service in providing respite care, supporting outpatients clinics and special needs schools and some aspects of clinical care under the guidance of the registered nurse.
To work as part of the Children’s Community Nursing Team by supporting the registered nurse in delivering a high standard of care to the child/ young person and their family.
To work as part of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team in the child's own home and other establishments under the direction of a Community Children's Nursing Borough Manager.
Each team has a Team Manager, two Deputy Managers and a team of registered and non registered staff working across the boroughs. The service is managed by a Senior Nurse and personal assistant based in Risca Health Centre . Along with the Children’s Continuing Care Manager who has overall responsibility for the management of the children and young people's continuing care process within the community children's nursing service
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic HCSWs to join the Childrens Community Nursing Service (CCNS) in ABUHB (CCN North and South Teams). We are looking for motivated individuals who enjoy working with children in a variety of settings and environments. The individuals must have the pre requisite Level 3 qualification in health and social care or childcare.
Their role will be to support the CCNS in providing respite care, supporting outpatient clinics and special needs schools and some aspects of clinical care under the guidance of the registered nurse.
To work as part of the CCNS by supporting the registered nurse in delivering a high standard of care to the child / young person and their family.
To work as part of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team in the child’s own home and other establishments under the direction of a CCNS Team Leads.
All necessary training will be given and the successful candidates will be supported to develop their knowledge, experience and skills. We also encourage wider development and career progression is encouraged.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Continuing Care
The team are responsible for providing packages of care to children following a recommendation of hours approved by the funding panel.
Care Closer to Home
The CCN team provide a clinical service, the aim of the service is to provide a skilled nursing resource for children, young people and their families, reducing hospital admissions where possible and facilitating early discharge. The team accept a number of referrals from hospitals and community agencies.
Paediatric Outpatient
The CCN team is also responsible for managing and staffing all paediatric outpatient clinics across ABUHB.
Specialist Schools
There are four special needs schools within Gwent supported by the CCN team
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Level III qualification in health and social care or childcare.
- Previous experience in healthcare
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working with children/ young people and children with complex healthcare needs.
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to carry out instructions accurately and efficiently.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of the need for confidentiality
- Ability to work as part of a team or well as a lone worker.
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding children and young people
- Evidence of continued educational development.
Desirable criteria
- Computer skills
- Phlebotomy skills
- Knowledge of Healthcare Support Workers Code of Conduct.
qualities
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to working hours within a 24 hour period, to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to organise own workload
- Pleasant, caring and polite manner.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak welsh
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kayleigh Morgan
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 618088
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