Health Care Support Worker

Hope House; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Hope House is seeking a Health Care Support Worker to provide high quality care under supervision of a registered nurse at Oswestry. You will support play, learning activities and collaborate with play leaders to maximise wellbeing.

You will work full-time or part-time (37.5 or 25 hours weekly) with twelve and a half hour shifts covering days and nights. Salary ranges from £25,596 to £28,173 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care under supervision of a registered nurse.

Job description

What we are looking for a Health Care Support Workers who:

• To provide high quality care in accordance with the child/young persons individual care-plan under the supervision of an appropriately qualified registered nurse.
• To participate fully in meeting the play, recreational and learning activities for the child/young person, utilising all resources available and in collaboration with the play leaders.

• To assist in the checking & administration of medicines under the supervision of Registered Nurses and undertake all relevant training required to support safe medicines management.

  Hope House Childrens Hospice is a centre of excellence for childrens palliative care ensuring every family facing the death of a child gets the very best care and support when and where they need it. No one should face the death of a child alone.

  You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis working either full or part time, 37.5 hours per week or 25 hours per week. You will be required to work twelve and a half hour shifts both days and nights within this role. In return, our Health Care Support Worker will receive a competitive rate of £25,596 - £28,173 per annum FTE (dependant on experience).