Children's Carer - Band 3

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health care provider in Coventry seeks a childrens carer to join their Birches Respite Team. The role involves providing essential health care and support to children with complex health needs, including hands-on care in various settings. Candidates should be flexible with working patterns and willing to work shifts. An ideal background includes a healthcare or childcare qualification, and experience with children. The position offers competitive salary and benefits including generous leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes for benefits

Discounts with retailers and restaurants

Wellbeing support including in-house counselling

Staff networks and support groups

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Willingness to undertake training and competencies relevant to the role.
• Flexibility with working patterns.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health care and support to children and young people in various settings.
• Provide hands-on care in family homes and assist children to attend school.
• Travel independently during working hours as required.

Skills

Ability to stay calm in stressful situations

Basic IT skills

Education

Level 3 healthcare or childcare qualification

English and Maths Grade 4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join The Birches Respite Team has become available. The team provides health care and support to children and young people with complex health needs across a variety of settings within the community. The service provides care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so a willingness to work shifts, including night shifts, is essential. You will be supported to learn clinical skills such as tracheostomy care, gastrostomy feeding, suction (etc) utilising a competency-based framework. Once competent and confident, you will be expected to work without direct supervision within the scope of your training. Experience working with children or young people who require long‑term ventilation or have complex health needs would be beneficial but not essential.

Job Responsibilities

As a childrens carer, your role will be delivering health care and support to children and young people in a variety of settings. This could mean providing hands‑on care in the family home, supporting a child or young person to attend school or staffing the respite unit. The ability to travel independently during working time is essential. You will be supported to learn clinical skills such as tracheostomy care, gastrostomy feeding, suction (etc) utilising a competency-based framework. Once competent and confident, you will be expected to work without direct supervision.

About Us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us


• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more


• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more


• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes


• wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more


• staff networks and support group

Details

Date posted: 09 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 444-7670305-CH

Job locations: The Birches Respite Unit, Farber Road, Coventry, CV2 2BG

Person Specification

Essential – Qualifications

• Hold or willing to work towards English and Maths Grade 4‑9 or Functional Skills Level 2


• Hold a level 3 or equivalent healthcare or childcare related qualification or equivalent experience in child or healthcare

Essential – Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to stay calm in stressful situations


• Basic IT skills

Essential – Experience

• Experience of working with children and young people

Essential – Other

• Willingness to undertake training and competencies relevant to the role


• Flexibility with working patterns


• Car owner/driver, or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job and be prepared to be insured for business use. (Public transport unlikely to meet this requirement). Adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address: The Birches Respite Unit, Farber Road, Coventry, CV2 2BG

Employer's website: https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)