Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Support Worker

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Job summary

The Shropshire School Nursing Service covers from Oswestry to Ludlow and Bridgnorth to Market Drayton and Whitchurch. Although we cover a large rural area, we are a close, friendly, respectful and supportive team. We are looking for motivated, innovative applicants to join our expanding team.

The Children, Young People and their families are at the heart of everything we do. If you are client-focused, with a strong sense of advocacy and a belief in equitable services, we would love to hear from you! Our practitioners are autonomous and we welcome applications from individuals who would describe themselves as independent, confident and committed to deliver a quality service.

We are advertising for Support Workers to cover caseloads in Whitchurch and central Shropshire. We are a 9-5, Monday - Friday service and are committed to working flexibly by offering a variety of working patterns either all year round or only during term time to help you preserve your work life balance.

If you would like to discuss any of our current opportunities, please contact: Kat Sealey on 07964 134121.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applicaitons are received, we advise you submit your applicaiton early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

We welcome applications from people with extensive experience working with children, young people and their families, you must hold a relevant Level 3 qualification.

The post involves travelling around the county and would best suit a car driver with access to a vehicle that can be used for work.

Our Support Workers work closely with healthy child practitioners, staff nurses and specialist public health nurses to provide health education and promotion to children, young people and their families. The role requires you to communicate well with different ages groups and provide consistent public Health information and signposting to our clients. We also work closely with vulnerable families and individuals as well as with a wide multi-agency team of professionals.

More information about the role is available by researching the Healthy Child Programme.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Details

Date posted

30 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Term time hours

Reference number

825-6606644-OPS

Job locations

Whitchurch Community Hospital

Claypit St

Whitchurch

SY13 1NT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 qualification in Childcare and Education or equivalent
  • Previous experience working with Children

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of child care in a community setting
  • Experience in managing the behaviour of children
  • Enable active participation of the family in decision making
  • Experience in carrying out routine interventions on a one to one basis or in groups

Knowledge

Essential

  • Have a knowledge and understanding of the Department of Health 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP)
  • Ability to apply theory to practice
  • Some knowledge of Child Protection
  • Knowledge of age appropriate child development
  • IT skills commensurate to the role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 qualification in Childcare and Education or equivalent
  • Previous experience working with Children

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of child care in a community setting
  • Experience in managing the behaviour of children
  • Enable active participation of the family in decision making
  • Experience in carrying out routine interventions on a one to one basis or in groups

Knowledge

Essential

  • Have a knowledge and understanding of the Department of Health 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP)
  • Ability to apply theory to practice
  • Some knowledge of Child Protection
  • Knowledge of age appropriate child development
  • IT skills commensurate to 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Whitchurch Community Hospital

Claypit St

Whitchurch

SY13 1NT


Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Whitchurch Community Hospital

Claypit St

Whitchurch

SY13 1NT


Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Shropshire School Nursing Team Lead

Kat Sealey

katrina.sealey1@nhs.net

07964134121

Details

Date posted

30 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Term time hours

Reference number

825-6606644-OPS

Job locations

Whitchurch Community Hospital

Claypit St

Whitchurch

SY13 1NT


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