Job summary
We are really excited to be expanding our team so that we can support more children and their families at home. By providing support to Children and young people in their own homes, it enables parents/carers to get a good night's sleep.
The role does involve being trained in a variety of clinical skills but you will be given training to achieve all the clinical skills. We are ideally looking for individuals who have experience of some of the clinical skills listed below.
We offer a individualised induction programme to ensure that all new starters are supported to be confident and competent with each skill.
Team members provide clinical care into children's homes to allow parents to take a break from their caring responsibilities
Watch the video below to find out more about the Children's Complex Care Team
https://youtu.be/49n3Rl5gKBo
Please be advised this advert might be closed early once we receive enough suitable applications.
- Closing Date 18th May 2025
- Interviews to be held 5th June 2025
A Driving License is required as this is a role involving county-wide travel.
Main duties of the job
The skills that you may deliver include
- Medication administration
- Feeding via a gastrostomy tube/button
- Using a nebuliser
- Supporting a child on a ventilator
- Hoisting
- Oral suction
- Observations
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide care directly to children requiring specific interventions to maintain their qualityof life
- Carry out a range of nursing care tasks for the child according to the childs care planensuring the childs physical/emotional and educational/play needs are met
- Help with personal care and use of appropriate equipment to hoist, move and handlechild safely.
- Assist with assessing and reviewing needs of child/young people and help implementation of care programmes, this will entail attending patient assessments with Team Leader for Complex care team and liaising with other clinical support workers inthe team to ensure effective delivery of care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide care directly to children requiring specific interventions to maintain their qualityof life
- Carry out a range of nursing care tasks for the child according to the childs care planensuring the childs physical/emotional and educational/play needs are met
- Help with personal care and use of appropriate equipment to hoist, move and handlechild safely.
- Assist with assessing and reviewing needs of child/young people and help implementation of care programmes, this will entail attending patient assessments with Team Leader for Complex care team and liaising with other clinical support workers inthe team to ensure effective delivery of care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Has completed the care certificate or is willing to undertake
Desirable
- Further training regarding safeguarding
- Demonstrate wider learning regarding clinical skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children who have complex needs
Desirable
- Can describe how to communicate with a child who is non-verbal
- Has experience of working in a lone working role
- Has worked night shifts in previous roles
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of delivering a wide range of clinical skills
Desirable
- Evidence of supporting a child who is enterally fed
- Experience of caring for a child who has respiratory difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate good knowledge of safeguarding practices
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Has completed the care certificate or is willing to undertake
Desirable
- Further training regarding safeguarding
- Demonstrate wider learning regarding clinical skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with children who have complex needs
Desirable
- Can describe how to communicate with a child who is non-verbal
- Has experience of working in a lone working role
- Has worked night shifts in previous roles
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of delivering a wide range of clinical skills
Desirable
- Evidence of supporting a child who is enterally fed
- Experience of caring for a child who has respiratory difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate good knowledge of safeguarding practices
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).
