Advanced Children’s Play and Health Care Worker-Waking Nights

Lagan's; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Health cash plan

Counselling

Flexible benefits

Clinical training

Supervision

Career progression

Job summary

Lagan’s Foundation is seeking an experienced Advanced Children’s Play & Health Care Worker – Carer Level 3 to join our specialist care team in Greater Manchester. This part‑time role requires hands‑on experience with children who have complex or high‑dependency health needs, including tracheostomy care.

You will work in families’ homes on a two‑week rolling rota, delivering compassionate, high‑quality clinical care and supporting respite for families.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification or higher.
• Previous hands-on tracheostomy care experience.
• Experience in complex/high-dependency care.
• Experience supporting children or young people with significant health needs.
• Experience providing personal care and medication support.
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle with business-use insurance.
• Enhanced DBS covering the Child and Adult Workforce.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high-quality care to children and young people with complex and high-dependency health needs.
• Deliver clinical interventions within your assessed competencies.
• Provide tracheostomy care and support.
• Recognise changes in a child’s condition and escalated concerns appropriately.
• Administer medication safely in accordance with care plans and training.
• Support personal care, feeding, positioning, mobility, communication and respiratory needs.
• Work confidently within individual care plans, risk assessments and clinical protocols.
• Build professional and trusting relationships with children and their families.
• Maintain accurate care and clinical records.
• Support and mentor other carers in good clinical practice.
• Work closely with Team Leaders, our Clinical Lead and other health and care professionals.
• Maintain mandatory training, professional development and clinical competencies.

Skills

Tracheostomy care

Complex/high‑dependency care

Medication support

Driving licence

Independent working

Communication

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification or higher

Job description

Ready to Take Your Complex Care Experience Further?

Do you have hands-on experience supporting children with complex health needs, including tracheostomy care?
Can you combine strong clinical skills with compassion, confidence and calm decision-making?
Do you want to use your experience to make a meaningful difference to children and their families?

If so, you may be exactly who we’re looking for.

Position Type

Part Time

Location

Greater Manchester

Job Description

Advanced Children’s Play & Health Care Worker – Carer Level 3

Lagan’s Foundation – Greater Manchester

Hourly Rate: Day shift: £15.12 per hour, Night shift: £15.52
Contract: Permanent, Part-time

This role operates on atwo-week rolling rotaand includes a mixture of day and waking night shifts. Applicants must be able to work the full rota, including the Saturday night shift.

Week 1 – Waking Night Shifts (30 hours)

• Monday – 10-hour waking night shift
• Tuesday – 10-hour waking night shift
• Thursday – 10-hour waking night shift

Night shifts will start at approximately9:00pm or 10:00pmand finish at approximately7:00am or 8:0am, depending on the needs of the service.

Week 2 – Night Shifts & 1 Day time shift(36 hours)

• Monday – 10-hour waking night shift
• Tuesday – 10-hour waking night shift
• Friday – 10:00am to 6:00pm
• Saturday- 10-hour waking night shift

The rota then repeats on a rolling two-week basis.

About Lagan’s Foundation

Lagan’s Foundation is a specialist children’s charity providing home health care, respite and support to families of children and young people aged 0–19 with complex health needs.

We work alongside families in their own homes and communities, providing individualised care that reflects each child’s health needs, communication, routines and preferences.

Our support also provides parents and carers with valuable respite and the reassurance that their child is receiving safe, compassionate and skilled care.

No two children, families or shifts are the same.

About the Role

We are looking for an experiencedAdvanced Children’s Play & Health Care Worker – Carer Level 3to join our specialist care team.

This is not an entry-level care role.

You will already have experience supporting children or young people withcomplex or high-dependency health needsand, importantly for this position, you must haveprevious tracheostomy care experience.

Working in children’s own homes and communities, you will provide safe, compassionate and individualised care while supporting families with much-needed respite.

Depending on the child you are supporting, care may include respiratory support, airway management, feeding, seizure management, medication, personal care, positioning, communication support and other specialist interventions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide safe, high-quality care to children and young people with complex and high-dependency health needs
• Deliver clinical interventions within your assessed competencies
• Providetracheostomy care and support
• Recognise changes in a child’s condition and escalated concerns appropriately
• Administer medication safely in accordance with care plans and training
• Support personal care, feeding, positioning, mobility, communication and respiratory needs
• Work confidently within individual care plans, risk assessments and clinical protocols
• Build professional and trusting relationships with children and their families
• Maintain accurate care and clinical records
• Support and mentor other carers in good clinical practice
• Work closely with Team Leaders, our Clinical Lead and other health and care professionals
• Maintain mandatory training, professional development and clinical competencies

What We’re Looking For

• Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification or higher
• Previous hands-on tracheostomy care experience
• Experience incomplex/high-dependency care
• Experience supporting children or young people with significant health needs
• Experience providing personal care and medication support
• Confidence working independently within a family home
• Ability to remain calm and respond appropriately to changes in a child’s condition
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle with business-use insurance
• Enhanced DBS covering the Child and Adult Workforce

Advanced Clinical Competencies

Tracheostomy care experience is essential.

Experience and competency in one or more of the following would also be advantageous:

• TPN management
• CPAP / BiPAP support
• Advanced airway management

All successful candidates will complete Lagan’s Foundation’s required internal competency assessments andLevel 3 clinical sign-offbefore carrying out relevant procedures independently.

What Makes Care at Lagan’s Different?

Technical competence is essential, but it isn’t everything.

When you enter a family’s home as a Lagan’s carer, you are being trusted with someone incredibly important to them. We look for carers who understand that excellent complex care is also aboutdignity, consistency, patience, communication and trust.

Some children we support may communicate verbally and be active within their community. Others may communicate non-verbally, have limited mobility or require significant clinical support throughout their care.

Good care looks different for every child.

We want you to understand the individual you are supporting, work safely within their care plan and provide families with reliable and compassionate support.

Our Values

Passion– Taking pride in providing excellent care and making a meaningful difference to families.

Resilience– Remaining calm, dependable and adaptable when caring for children with complex needs.

Integrity & Communication– Being honest, professional and clear, following care plans and speaking up when something isn’t right.

Empathy– Understanding that every child and family’s circumstances are different and providing support without judgement.

Why Join Lagan’s Foundation?

• 28 days holiday (FTE)
• Health Cash Plan through Hospital Saturday Fund
• Unlimited counselling
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options
• Specialist clinical training and competency development
• Regular supervision and support
• Opportunities for career progression, including senior care, leadership and further clinical qualifications

Be You, With Us

At Lagan’s Foundation, we embrace diversity, value individuality and recognise the different experiences and perspectives people bring to our organisation.

We are proud to be aDisability Confident Committed employerand are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and employment.

If you are an experienced complex-care professional withtracheostomy experienceand want to use your skills to provide safe, individualised and compassionate care to children and families, we would love to hear from you.