Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice

Specialist Carer Grade 6 (equivalent to Band 4)

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

This role may be perfect for you if you are currently, or have been, a Healthcare Assistant. At Noah’s Ark you'll have opportunity to build on your experience and be trained to a more specialist level.

Main duties of the job

We’re expanding our team and are looking for more Specialist Carers to join our charity. You’ll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who do all they can to empower children and families to experience as much life as possible.

As a Specialist Carer, you’ll provide life-changing care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. You’ll do this by working in collaboration with their family, multidisciplinary teams and your other Noah’s Ark colleagues.

You’ll be encouraged to put the experience of children and families at the heart of all you do. As well as understanding their clinical needs, you’ll get to know what’s important to each child you support. Whether it’s knowing what their favourite song to listen to is, how they like to play, or what sooths them when they are sad - at Noah’s Ark it’s so important that each child is treated as an individual. You’ll focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations, and will support them to experience things they may never have thought possible.

And by providing care for children, either at our state-of-the art building, The Ark, or out in the community, you’ll be allowing parents and cares to take some time for themselves. The hours of care you’ll provide will make a huge difference, allowing them to live life outside of their child’s condition. By creating this time, you’ll be creating choice – something which can feel impossible for the families we support.

You will be a senior carer in our team and will pass on your skills and experience by supporting and training junior colleagues. You will actively lead care planning reviews, projects and meetings.

Your commitment to children and families will continue through to end-of-life care. You’ll be a guiding reassuring presence for families, and working with other healthcare professionals to create as much comfort as possible.

About us

We exist to help babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. Our mission is to enable those we support to enjoy life as children, not patients; as families, not just as carers.

Because everyone deserves to live life as themselves, beyond their condition or circumstances. We do this by listening to families. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so we cater our services to each individual person we support. We can do this from the point of diagnosis.

Our help is available wherever it is needed. Our expert staff and trained volunteers can provide support in a families home, in the community, or at our state-of-the-art building, The Ark, in Barnet. We work in collaboration with key NHS Trusts and other care providers to deliver the very best support to children and families. We have created a space where children with complex needs are accepted as they are, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence.

Date posted

18 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£31,000 to £33,696 a year FTE

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

RT1212316BarSCB

Job locations

The Ark, Byng Rd

Barnet

Greater London

EN5 4NP

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role may be perfect for you if you are currently, or have been, a Healthcare Assistant. Here, you'll have theopportunity to build on your experience and be trained to a more specialist level.

Were expanding our team and are looking for more Specialist Carers to join our charity. Youll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who do all they can to empower children and families to experience as much life as possible.

As a Specialist Carer, youll provide life-changing care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Youll do this by working in collaboration with their family, multidisciplinary teams and your other Noahs Ark colleagues.

Youll be encouraged to put the experience of children and families at the heart of all you do. As well as understanding their clinical needs, youll get to know whats important to each child you support. Whether its knowing what their favourite song to listen to is, how they like to play, or what sooths them when they are sad - at Noahs Ark its so important that each child is treated as an individual. Youll focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations, and will support them to experience things they may never have thought possible.

And by providing care for children, either at our state-of-the art building, The Ark, or out in the community, youll be allowing parents and cares to take some time for themselves. The hours of care youll provide will make a huge difference, allowing them to live life outside of their childs condition. By creating this time, youll be creating choice something which can feel impossible for the families we support.

You will be a senior carer in our team and will pass on your skills and experience by supporting and training junior colleagues. You will actively lead care planning reviews, projects and meetings.

Your commitment to children and families will continue through to end-of-life care. Youll be a guiding reassuring presence for families, and working with other healthcare professionals to create as much comfort as possible

ABOUT YOU

Youll have experience working with babies, children and young people in a health, education or social setting. Youll understand the power of play and will enjoy creating experiences and activities for those you are caring for. Youll be able to deliver tailored, high quality care and will support your junior colleagues to do so too.

Aside from experience, we look for individuals who share our core values of kindness, excellence and courage. Well support you to go above and beyond to be there for the children and families we support we ask that you share this mission with us.

Youll thrive working autonomously and once youve received your training, youll be confident in your ability to deliver care on your own in the community. Youll know the value of collaboration, and will work closely with your team members, other healthcare professionals and the families you support to provide the very best care.

Creativity and play will be central to your approach to care, with the ability to build long-term relationships with the children and families you care for.

You will understand and adhere to policies and procedures at all times, underpinned by competency in clinical skills, working under the delegation of a registered childrens nurse.

You will be available to work a variety of shits, including days, evenings, nights and weekends.

You will have a full UK driving license and access to your own car. You will be paid for travel time, reimbursed for car parking and will have a generous mileage allowance.

Kindly see attached job description for more information about this opportunity.

In addition,anenhanced DBS disclosure with Child Barringwill be required for this post.Our recruitment checks, induction, ongoing support and supervision, reflect our commitment to safeguarding the families we support.

Noahs Ark Children's Hospice isa Disability Confident employer

Part of our commitment is to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy, and consider them based on their abilities.

Our Diversity Council is working hard to construct positive changes within our organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, we kindly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.