Job summary
** Please Note: These posts are to work All-Year-Round, weekdays and weekends, both day and night shifts across Birmingham**
Band 4 Health Care Assistant Children's Complex Care
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit Band 4 Senior Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to work as part of our team that supports children with complex health needs.
We are looking for confident innovative HCAs to join our Children's Complex Care team working across Birmingham, predominately with children requiring long-term ventilation.
The role will involve delivering care to children in a variety of settings, including their own home and school. The successful candidate will be trained in a variety of clinical skills such as gastrostomy feeding, suction, oxygen therapy using a competency based framework. You will receive continuing support in the role.
Main duties of the job
You will need a good level of basic education including basic computer skills and at least NVQ level 3 in a child or young adult related subject or equivalent level of experience related subject. Experience working with children who are ventilated or have complex health problems would be beneficial but not essential as training will be provided. It is also important that the successful candidate is innovative in providing play and learning opportunities for the children and young people the team support so a sense of fun and enthusiasm is essential.
You will need to be flexible within the community setting, working across Birmingham and be able to develop collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services and agencies.
About us
The post holder will be responsible for delivering high quality patient care according to agreed standards which are set and monitored.
You should be forward thinking, keen to work as part of a team, as well as eager to develop your own skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to manage your workload effectively.
You will be offered opportunities to develop both clinically and professionally within a supportive environment. The position involves shift work covering days, nights and weekends in children's own homes and schools. Our office is based at Lansdowne Health Centre, Winson Green but the care packages are across the whole of Birmingham , therefore travel is an essential part of this role, please demonstrate on your application form how you would meet this requirement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
- Please be aware that BCHC utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC and any correspondence will be sent via TRAC. We advise that you check your junk/spam emails.
Contacts for further information:
Kamla McCooty, Children's Complex Care Team Leader. Tel: 079543764595
Job description
Job responsibilities
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
- Please be aware that BCHC utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC and any correspondence will be sent via TRAC. We advise that you check your junk/spam emails.
Contacts for further information:
Kamla McCooty, Children's Complex Care Team Leader. Tel: 079543764595
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- NVQ/RQF Level 3 in a child or young adult related subject
- Evidence of literacy / numeracy skills [GCSE or equivalent].
- Be willing to undertake significant competency based training with annual updates as a minimum.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with children with complex health needs
- Experience of working with C/YP who receive long term ventilation or the willingness to learn
- Skills / knowledge
- Able to work with minimal supervision in MDT (once competencies achieved) Ability to stay calm in stressful situations Experience of supervising junior staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- NVQ/RQF Level 3 in a child or young adult related subject
- Evidence of literacy / numeracy skills [GCSE or equivalent].
- Be willing to undertake significant competency based training with annual updates as a minimum.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with children with complex health needs
- Experience of working with C/YP who receive long term ventilation or the willingness to learn
- Skills / knowledge
- Able to work with minimal supervision in MDT (once competencies achieved) Ability to stay calm in stressful situations Experience of supervising junior staff.
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).
