Job summary
Are you an experienced health care support worker seeking experience of working with children, young people and families - this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
The Long-Term Conditions pathway, part of the Children's Care Group within RDaSH, are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Support Worker to join our Children's Community Nursing Service. The service has a clear focus on meeting the needs of children, young people and families through health support and intervention in the community setting.
This is a fixed term position for 12 months, (potential to become permanent), 30 hours per week.
You will be part of an integrated team working alongside Children's Specialisms (Children's Continence Nursing, Epilepsy, Special School Nursing, and TB). The service provides nursing intervention, support and advice to children, young people and families across the Doncaster Borough.
Through clinical competency assessment, training and shadowing experience the post holder will become competent in the delivery of a wide range of clinical interventions. The post holder will hold responsibility for the management of medical equipment; including ordering, servicing, cleaning and the coordination of delivering and collecting to/from family homes and other settings. The health care support worker will be able to work independently and assist in carrying a caseload under the supervision of senior nurse, completing tasks according to need.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will support and work under the guidance of the Children's Community Nurses to deliver personalised plans of care and health interventions. These support children and young people to have their health needs met in the community setting, facilitating early discharge and reducing hospital admissions.
The post holder will contribute to the planning and direct delivery of care as well as working with a wide MDT to ensure the continuity of care supporting transition, safeguarding requirements, safe discharge from hospital and escalation of needs.
The post holder will need excellent communication skills to build close relationships with children, young people and families offering them encouragement and support.
Our ideal candidate will be an individual with experience in child health or the community setting who has a passion for supporting and improving the lives of children, young people, and families with additional needs.
The successful candidate will join a highly experienced team within the Children's Care Group and will be an effective team member who is committed to providing high quality care.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of Numeracy and Literacy
- GCSE grade A-C Maths and English
- NVQ level 2 in a care - related subject or an area relevant to the post.
Desirable
- NVQ level 3 (or working towards) in a care - related subject or an area relevant to the post.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in health care.
- Experience of working with children and young people in a care related setting.
- Experience of working with parents/carers and families in a care capacity.
- Experience working with individual care plans and records.
- Experience of working within a team.
- Experience of inputting data and patient information into computer systems/patient records.
Desirable
- Experience working in schools, homes or community settings
- Experience of audit
- Child protection experience
- Experience of working with children, young people with complex health needs.
- Experience of working with excel spreadsheets
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of cultural awareness.
- Basic knowledge of child health and development.
- Commitment to personal development through training.
Desirable
- Child Protection
- Knowledge around the ordering and supply of medical equipment.
Skills
Essential
- Caring and confident attitude.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to follow procedures, maintain neat and legible records and contribute to reports.
- Good organisational skills. Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to use own initiative and work independently under indirect supervision.
- Ability to travel across the Borough to undertake home visits in a timely manner, whilst transporting necessary equipment
- Ability to collate information and data.
- Desire and ability to undertake competencies to perform clinical skills such as wound care, blood sampling, enteral feeding (not exclusive).
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical duties including blood pressure measurement, oxygen saturation monitoring, growth measurements of height, weight etc
- Knowledge of use of Systm One clinical record keeping system.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of Numeracy and Literacy
- GCSE grade A-C Maths and English
- NVQ level 2 in a care - related subject or an area relevant to the post.
Desirable
- NVQ level 3 (or working towards) in a care - related subject or an area relevant to the post.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in health care.
- Experience of working with children and young people in a care related setting.
- Experience of working with parents/carers and families in a care capacity.
- Experience working with individual care plans and records.
- Experience of working within a team.
- Experience of inputting data and patient information into computer systems/patient records.
Desirable
- Experience working in schools, homes or community settings
- Experience of audit
- Child protection experience
- Experience of working with children, young people with complex health needs.
- Experience of working with excel spreadsheets
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of cultural awareness.
- Basic knowledge of child health and development.
- Commitment to personal development through training.
Desirable
- Child Protection
- Knowledge around the ordering and supply of medical equipment.
Skills
Essential
- Caring and confident attitude.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to follow procedures, maintain neat and legible records and contribute to reports.
- Good organisational skills. Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to use own initiative and work independently under indirect supervision.
- Ability to travel across the Borough to undertake home visits in a timely manner, whilst transporting necessary equipment
- Ability to collate information and data.
- Desire and ability to undertake competencies to perform clinical skills such as wound care, blood sampling, enteral feeding (not exclusive).
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical duties including blood pressure measurement, oxygen saturation monitoring, growth measurements of height, weight etc
- Knowledge of use of Systm One clinical record keeping system.
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).
