Paediatric Complex Care Support Worker

Nursing Direct; Waverley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible working patterns

Weekly pay

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Specialist paediatric complex care

Job summary

Nursing Direct Limited is seeking experienced Band 4 Paediatric Complex Care Support Workers to provide high-quality care to children and young people with complex healthcare needs in the Cranleigh area, primarily during night shifts.

You will deliver person-centred care at home, promote safety and wellbeing, support overnight routines, monitor for seizures, and maintain care records in line with training and care plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric complex care.
• Experience supporting children with complex healthcare needs and seizure disorders.
• Experience providing overnight or waking night care.
• Good understanding of safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous overnight support and monitoring.
• Assist with personal care and overnight routines.
• Recognise and respond to seizure activity.
• Maintain accurate care records.
• Assist with medication administration per training.
• Support feeding and hydration as required.
• Follow clinical protocols, risk assessments and safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Paediatric complex care

Seizure management

Overnight care

Safeguarding children

Job description

Nursing Direct is recruiting experienced and compassionate Band 4 Paediatric Complex Care Support Workers to provide high-quality support to children and young people with complex healthcare needs in the Cranleigh area. The role involves supporting a child within their home environment during night shifts, delivering person-centred care while promoting safety, comfort, wellbeing and quality of life.

Responsibilities

• providing continuous overnight support and monitoring
• assisting with personal care and overnight routines
• recognising and responding to seizure activity
• maintaining accurate care records
• assisting with medication administration in line with training and care plans
• supporting feeding and hydration where required
• following clinical protocols, risk assessments and safeguarding procedures

Applicants should have previous experience in paediatric complex care, experience supporting children with complex healthcare needs and seizure disorders or epilepsy, experience providing overnight or waking night care, and a good understanding of safeguarding children.

Benefits & Perks

• competitive pay
• flexible working patterns
• weekly pay
• ongoing training and professional development
• opportunities to develop specialist paediatric complex care skills

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Nursing Direct does not offer visa sponsorship.