Healthcare Support Worker

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Healthcare Support Worker, to join our Children's Community Nursing Service.

We have positions within our Continuing Care & Health Short Breaks team, where we provide respite in the family home. Our service specialises in caring for children and young people with multiple complex health needs & learning disabilities. We work 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and therefore you will normally work a mix of days, nights, weekends and bank holidays, although we do support applications for flexible working when we can.

Whilst this is a clinical role, we do not expect candidates to have previous clinical experience, but some experience working with children is beneficial. You will receive a full package of training and will be well supported by an experienced team of nurses. The role will involve some travel, so access to a transport with business insurance cover will be required.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for individuals who are caring, fun, resilient and motivated to work alongside a specialist team of professionals. Interested candidates should love working with children, can engage and communicate well with parents and enjoy being part of a team, as well as being able to work on your own. You will be responsible for providing clinical care within the family home.

The work is interesting, varied, and includes giving children personal hygiene cares, delivering tube feeds, giving medication, moving and handling as well as enabling children to play and have fun. Within this role there is scope to develop your knowledge and skills and if you wish you can apply to progress to become a band 4 Associate Practitioner.

We work a cross service model of working, so you will spend time and work with our other clinical teams (Hannah House, Specialist Inclusion Learning Centres and Children's Nursing team). For questions about the job, please contact the Specialist Lead Nurses, Continuing Care Team on 01132728641.

About us

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job:

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work:

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.