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Band 4 Children’s Healthcare Support Worker working across the four special needs schools in Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham

Interviews will be held on 9th August 2024

This role will mainly be to provide 1:1 health care and support to an identified group of children who have complex health and/ or nursing needs at either The Avenue, Brookfields, Castle or Addington schools. The role is for 3 days per week term-time only (39 weeks/year). The successful candidate will have any of the following qualifications: NNEB/CACHE dip Nursery Nursing or BTEC National Diploma  or  have experience of working with children, young people or adults who have complex health needs and have a learning difficulty/disability.

This is a varied role where you will be working together with your line manager and colleagues to ensure that the activities of this post make a real difference to children and young people. Your line manager may ask you to undertake other reasonable duties to facilitate the smooth running of the service or team.

Main duties of the job

• Your role will be to provide one to one health/nursing care to an identified group of children or young people with complex health needs within the four special schools as named above.
• You will form an integral part of the fantastic and dedicated Specialist School and Community Children’s nursing team.
• You will implement care plans in partnership with the child/young person, family, Specialist School nursing team and specialist input from the Practice Development nurse
• You will undertake clinical nursing procedures specifically related to each individual child/young person’s complex health needs in line with achievement of relevant competency based training. This may include children and young people with gastrostomies, epilepsy, tracheostomies and those who require ventilation via a tracheostomy
• You will be expected to work in a flexible manner with other team members to ensure that care is delivered at the required times. This may mean going to any of the four special needs schools outlined above or supporting the Community Children’s Nursing team.
• You will actively participate in the development of the team/service and have a positive team spirit.
• You will report to the Senior Nurse any untoward occurrences and incidents, in accordance with Trust policy and record promptly and accurately.
• You will have an understanding and knowledge of safeguarding children inclusive of the BHFT policy and take appropriate steps in line with the policy where concerns are identified.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. 

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

No agencies to contact Berkshire Healthcare directly please.