Female Night Clinical Support Worker

NHS; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking dedicated Female Support Workers to assist a teenage girl with complex health needs, providing essential care during night shifts. This role involves clinical support and personal care, ensuring the wellbeing of the client in a home environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a related field of work.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for a young female with tracheostomy and support her daily living activities.
• Assist clients with mobility, personal care, and mental/personal support.
• Maintain accurate records and follow care plans.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Flexibility

Self-motivation

Education

GCSE A to C English

NVQ Health & Social Care 2/3

Job description

We are seeking dedicated and compassionate Female Support Workers with previous Support Worker experience to join our specialised team supporting our client within the S5 area of Sheffield. Our client is a teenage girl with complex health needs which also includes tracheostomy care and specialised feeding technique support throughout the night.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference in a young persons life by providing both clinical care and daily living activity supporting her own home during the night working within the hours of10pm-10am.

(This role requires the successful applicant to be aware of the importance of our clients clinical needs which requires the Support Worker to remain awake throughout the night shift observing, monitoring and recording all intervention and presentation of our client.)

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide safe and confident care for a young female with a tracheostomy, including suctioning, humidification, PEJ feeding and emergency management if needed (full training provided).
• Monitor her wellbeing and assist with other aspects of health and her personal care.
• Offer emotional and social support, helping her to maintain routines, interests, and independence.
• Work closely with her family, clinical team, and other support workers to deliver consistent care.
• Maintain accurate records and follow care plans and risk assessments.

About us

At Caremark Rotherham & Sheffield we provide community support to children and young adults who live within their own home. The support we provide is tailored around the specific Complex care needs of our clients.

All Support Workers are fully trained, mentored and guided to ensure excellence is delivered and our clients receive consistent support by their team of regular Support Workers.

It is really important within this role to be able to communicate and build professional relationships with colleagues, families and healthcare professionals.

Job responsibilities

Reports to

Summary of role

To share withother staff in meeting the personal care and support needs of customers in away that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes theirindependence. The care and support provided by Care and Support Workers isexpected to include support that would reasonably be given by members of the clientsfamily and is not to include tasks that would normally be undertaken by atrained nurse.

To assist clientswho need help getting up and going to bed in the morning and evenings, includingdressing and undressing, washing, bathing and going to the toilet.

To help clientswith their mobility and with any physical disabilities, including incontinenceand use of personal aids and equipment.

To supportclients out in the community such as trips shopping, to the cinema or other daytrips.

To care for clientswho are temporarily sick and need bed nursing and help with feeding etc.

To provide careand support for clients who may be terminally ill.

To help in thepromotion of mental and physical activities of clients through talking,outings, reading, writing, hobbies and recreations.

To make andchange beds, light cleaning, emptying commodes and general tidying.

To supportclients within school or educational settings.

To supportclients with tracheostomy care, PEG care and other complex health conditionswhere applicable.

To prepare andserve light meals, clearing away and washing up.

To read andwrite reports and be involved in clients reviews and training activities.

To adhere toall Caremarks policies and procedures at all times.

To reporteither to the Case Leader or Care Manager any significant changes in the healthor circumstances of a client.

To encouragethe independence of clients wherever possible.

Personal attributes

It isconsidered essential that Care and Support Workers possess the followingqualities:

Self motivated &well organised.

Flexible.

Punctual

Caring &sensitive to the needs of others.

Ability to useown initiative.

Ability tocommunicate effectively.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE A to C English
• Able to communicate effectively
• Previous experience working in a related field of work
• NVQ Health & Social Care 2/3

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.