Paediatric Healthcare Support Worker

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Munster; On-site; EUR 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses reimbursed

Accommodation provided

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Paediatric Complex Care team member to support children and their families across the Highlands in home and community settings. The role involves accompanying the child to school/nursery, appointments, outings and respite during shifts.

Training lasts about eight weeks, after which you will work independently with supervision and follow established guidelines to care for the child’s healthcare needs, including flexible day, evening, weekend and night shifts in a 24/7

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and/or in community care is essential.
• Training will be provided to achieve competencies and will take approximately 8 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Support children and families in education, appointments, hospital visits and activities.
• Lone working with the child/family after training under team leader guidance.

Skills

Child care experience

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Full and Part-time Hours Considered

The Paediatric Complex Care team is expanding due to an increase in children being referred to the service. The Complex Care Team support children and their families across NHS Highland in the home environment and wider community.

This is a very rewarding post to enable these children/families to be able to access education, allow parents to have a restful sleep overnight knowing their child is being cared for to a high standard. The post holder will be joining a team to support the children within the service. The post holder will accompany the child and/or family during school/nursery, hospital appointments/admissions, outings and respite etc during their shift.

Experience of working with Children and/or community care experience is essential to this role.

Training and support will be provided to achieve various tasks and skills with assessed competency. Training takes approximately 8 weeks. Following training and assessment, competencies are achieved the post holder will lone work with the child/family with direct responsibility for the child’s healthcare needs. The post holder will work within a set of guidelines and protocols and under the remit of devised competency structures with support and assessment from the team leader.

This post holder is expected to be flexible and work a variety of day, evening, weekend and night shifts does include shifts and is a 24/7 service.

Children at present live within various locations throughout NHS Highland and travel is an essential part of the role. Travel expenses will be reimbursed and accommodation provided for stays.

Informal Enquiries Welcome To

Access and use of own car is essential.

Samantha Tait – [e-mail]

Rebekah Black – [e-mail]