Band 3 Care Support Worker

NHS Jobs; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Wages as you earn them

Wellbeing support and career coaching

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 3 Care Support Worker to provide high quality home-based care for children with complex medical needs within the community and families’ homes in Wiltshire. Roles are part-time (27 and 36 hours) with potential for flexible hours and full training on relevant clinical needs.

You will join a supportive team, receive comprehensive training, and work to care plans while ensuring safety and confidentiality in every family setting.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in health or social care or equivalent.
• Full UK driving licence and car use.
• Excellent communication skills with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Care for children in their own homes, including nights, days and evenings.
• Look after children with complex health needs using medical tech (ventilators, feeding tubes, oxygen).
• Receive training and work with a colleague while learning new skills.
• Keep accurate records of care provided.
• Communicate effectively with children and families.
• Follow the child care plan and respond to health changes per plan.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Excellent oral and written comms

Flexible and reliable

Willingness to travel Wiltshire/Banes

Ability to learn new skills

Education

NVQ 3 in health or social care

GCSE Maths & English

British Sign Language level 1

Makaton

Job description

Package Description

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in peoples lives? HCRG Care Group is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Band 3 Care Support Worker to join our friendly and supportive, Childrens Continuing Care Team. In this rewarding role, you will provide designated, highquality care for children with complex medical needs within the community and in their own homes. We have 2 part-time roles available working 27 & 36 hours per week. However, we are happy to discuss alternative hours.

Main Responsibilities

• Caring for children in their own homes, this will involve waking night shifts, day shifts and evening shifts, where you will be required to look after and respond to different health needs whilst parents get some sleep and rest.
• Being confident to look after children who have complex health needs and require medical technology such as ventilators, feeding tubes, and oxygen.
• You will receive full training in all aspects of a childs care and will work with a trained colleague whilst you are learning these new skills, which are reviewed regularly.
• Keeping accurate records of the care you provide.
• Communicating effectively and professionally with children and families in our care.
• Working to and providing care in line with the childs care plan.
• Recognising when a childs health is deteriorating and following the advice and actions in the care plan.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

Ideal Candidate

Essential Qualifications

• Understanding the impact of providing/receiving care in the home for children with complex medical needs and their families
• Ability to participate in training of new staff in a variety of settings, including theory training, and training within family homes.
• Full UK driving license and use of a car.
• Willingness to travel across the whole of Wiltshire and Banes as required.
• Flexible and reliable.
• Willingness to work towards experienced to teach part of Competency Framework.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to relate to children.
• Adaptable and motivated.
• Must maintain confidentiality.
• Trustworthy.
• Caring, patient and observant.
• Ability to learn theoretical/practical skills.

Desirable Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in health or social care or recognized nursery nurse qualification.
• GCSE in Moths and English.
• British Sign Language level 1.
• Makaton.
• Experience of relevant clinical procedures and technology dependence.
• Minimum of 1yr experience working with children with complex health needs.
• Minimum of 1yr working with children in other setting, e.g. nursery, respite service.
• Recognise own strengths and weaknesses.
• Recognise own needs for support and development.

Benefits

• A salary of £25,500 - £27,098 Pro Rata with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here.

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