Job summary
Do you enjoy working with children and young people?
This post is a Support Worker role within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) Children's Community Nursing Service (CCNS). It is focused on the provision of respite to children with life threatening or life limiting conditions (as defined by Together for Short Lives) and their family. This will take place within community settings in conjunction with the local children's charity, The Sussex Snowdrop Trust.
Main duties of the job
The Support Worker role will help parents by taking Snowdrop children and/or their siblings out for various periods of time, or by looking after children in their own homes so that parents can have some time for other children, or themselves.
As a team we believe that children and young people have the right to be cared for at home wherever possible. This is best achieved through excellent partnership working with the child or young person, and their families or carer. The Support Worker will play an integral role in this vision.
The Support Worker will also offer clinical and administrative support where needed to the CYP Nursing team, in order to provide holistic and quality care to all children on the caseload. Currently the integrated team work over a seven day period.
As a team we believe that children and young people have the right to be cared for at home wherever possible. This is best achieved through excellent partnership working with the child or young person, and their families or carer. The Support Worker will play an integral role in this vision.
About us
The Sussex Snowdrop Trust was founded in 1993, to help local families cope with the day to day challenges of caring with a child with a life threatening or life limiting illness. Based in Chichester in West Sussex, the integrated Children and Young People's Nursing team with Snowdrop consist of Community Children's Nurses, Counsellors and Support Workers.
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
- Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
- Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
- July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
- Flexible working patterns offered across all services
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust's workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Tasks
- Provide respite to those children/siblings on the Snowdrop pathway.
- Accompany children/siblings to cinema/trampolining/park/bowling/outdoor activity centres etc as appropriate as part of the short breaks provision.
- Provide age appropriate resources and activities whilst carrying out respite, enabling children to achieve and maintain identified goals eg cooking, crafts, painting, play, reading stories.
- Provide developmental stage appropriate resources and activities whilst carrying out short breaks.
- Maintain a folder of resources for respite activities related to different annual celebrations/festivals/seasons and use these appropriately as above. Ensure this is kept updated and rejuvenated regularly.
- Maintain a stock of resources for indoor activities, eg baking, painting, crafts.
- Liaise with The Sussex Snowdrop Trust in a timely manner when further resources are required to support the short break provision.
- Maintain an awareness of all outside/external activities available to access for those children on the Snowdrop pathway and access these as appropriate.
- Ensure regular risk assessments are carried out for outside activities, updated and recorded in patient notes as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Tasks
- Provide respite to those children/siblings on the Snowdrop pathway.
- Accompany children/siblings to cinema/trampolining/park/bowling/outdoor activity centres etc as appropriate as part of the short breaks provision.
- Provide age appropriate resources and activities whilst carrying out respite, enabling children to achieve and maintain identified goals eg cooking, crafts, painting, play, reading stories.
- Provide developmental stage appropriate resources and activities whilst carrying out short breaks.
- Maintain a folder of resources for respite activities related to different annual celebrations/festivals/seasons and use these appropriately as above. Ensure this is kept updated and rejuvenated regularly.
- Maintain a stock of resources for indoor activities, eg baking, painting, crafts.
- Liaise with The Sussex Snowdrop Trust in a timely manner when further resources are required to support the short break provision.
- Maintain an awareness of all outside/external activities available to access for those children on the Snowdrop pathway and access these as appropriate.
- Ensure regular risk assessments are carried out for outside activities, updated and recorded in patient notes as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Mimimum of two years experience working with children 0-19 years
- Experience of working within a hospital/community setting
- Experience of working with vulnerable people of all ages, including those with life limiting/life threatening conditions/complex needs
- Experience of working effectively on own, with volunteers and as a member of a team
Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate effective communication skills
- Ability to travel to fulfill the needs of the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Mimimum of two years experience working with children 0-19 years
- Experience of working within a hospital/community setting
- Experience of working with vulnerable people of all ages, including those with life limiting/life threatening conditions/complex needs
- Experience of working effectively on own, with volunteers and as a member of a team
Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate effective communication skills
- Ability to travel to fulfill the needs of the role
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
