Apprentice Support Worker

Job summary

We are looking for an Apprentice Care Support Worker / Healthcare Assistant to join our Childrens Continuing Care Team who provide care to children who have complex health needs, this includes children and young people who have tracheostomies, gastrostomies and other health related issues.

As well as learning through your apprenticeship, we provide full training in all areas of the job role and will support you to become confident in managing these health needs to really make a positive difference to the lives of the children and families that we care for.

We have full and part time opportunities available to join our team, working across the week with one in four weekends required. This role predominantly consists of night shifts, working between the hours of 10pm to 7am.

Our care support workers will support one child through their full journey of care, providing a supportive and compassionate care package. There is also opportunity to take on additional care packages depending on the hours you will work. Some of our team members have gone on to be assistant practitioners and have taken on additional courses to further their professional development.

We also have roles available in Trowbridge, Salisbury and Chippenham.

Main duties of the job

As an Apprentice care support worker, you will be expected to provide compassionate and high-quality care to a child over night by following the childs individual care plan. You will be an important part of the lives of the children and families that we work with by building rewarding and professional working relationships with them.

As part of each shift, you will complete shift check lists to ensure you have the correct equipment to provide safe care to each child. Throughout the shift, there may be different types of care needed, which will always be in accordance with a care plan set out by one of our nurses. You may also provide personal care, observing and monitoring signs that the child is in pain or becoming unwell and knowing and recognising when to call the parents in the night for advice and support.

Shifts usually start at 10pm and finish at 7am. Each night shift takes place in the family home environment, however you would have access to an on call staff member in case you have any queries or issues.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2