Job summary
- Main area
- Helena Specialist Nursing Team
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 1 year (various shift patterns available)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 425-24-6387209-A
- Employer
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sheffield Children's NHS FT - Ryegate Children's Centre
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £22,383 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/07/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
Are you a looking for a rewarding and challenging role within Health and Social Care working with children and families?
Sheffield Children’s are currently seeking driven and enthusiastic individuals who are looking to start or further their Health and Social Care career.
To showcase the opportunities that we currently have available we are holding an Open Day on Wednesday 10th July.
Access to the Open Day is by invite once you have submitted an application form. Please note that you do not need to complete the supporting information section on the application form.
We will assess your suitability for the role and, if you are shortlisted, you will be invited to come and learn about the roles on offer, the training available and to talk to current Support Workers about what the job is really like.
We will teach you everything you need to know. To us, the most important skill is that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support children and their families.
This post will commence at Band 2 whilst training is completed and will be increased to Band 3 when you are fully signed off on all skills. This will be for a minimum of 12 weeks. Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Living Wage, which is currently £12 per hour.
As the role requires you to travel around the community it is an essential requirement that you hold a Full Driving Licence valid for use in the UK and have use of your own vehicle.
Main duties of the job
As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing team, providing hands on clinical care to the children by supporting them to develop and participate in everyday life.
Examples of what you may do as part of your role:
- Driving to multiple locations to deliver care to patients at the hospital site, in their own homes or in school settings
- Washing and dressing patients
- Serving meals and feeding patients via PEG tube
- Helping patients to move around
- Making beds
- Talking to patients and their families
- Monitoring patient condition
- Care of Tracheostomy’s
- Oral/Nasal/Tracheostomy Suction
- Invasive & Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Administering Medication
About You
- Caring and kind
- Cheerful and friendly
- Keen to support patients and their families
- Able to follow direct instructions
- Good written English and Maths skills
- Happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative
- Have good listening and communication skills
- Be well organised but flexible and open to change
Working for our organisation
About us
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
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Outstanding Patient Care
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Brilliant Place to work
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Leaders in Children’s Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Helena Specialist Nursing Team & Ryegate House.
Our aim is to provide excellent clinical care and support to children and their families with long term ventilation needs.
We care for the children & their families in the comfort of their own homes as well as providing support in schools. Ryegate House provides overnight short breaks for children and young people aged 0-19 with complex neuro-disabilities, multiple and profound physical and learning disabilities and life-limiting conditions.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more details about the role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager [email protected]
We are currently reviewing our recruitment & selection process and are looking to make our job adverts more inclusive. This will support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. If you have any ideas in how we can make our recruitment & selection process more inclusive, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person specification
Qualifications & Criteria
Essential criteria
- GCSE A-C English & Maths or equivalent
- Vocational Award Level 2 in Health
- To have or be committed to undertaking & completing a Vocational Award Level 3 in Health
- Committed to completing competency packages as per clinical area
Desirable criteria
- Vocational Award Level 3 in Health or Health & Social Care
Experience
Essential criteria
- To have experience in a Care or Health & Social Care environment within a hospital or community setting
- Worked in a customer facing environment
Desirable criteria
- Worked with children and young people
- Worked within the National Health Service
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Health & Safety and maintaining a safe environment
- Knowledge of Safeguarding children or young adults
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Infection Control principles
- Basic IT skills which include competency at using Word and email and commitment to learning advanced IT skills
- Ability to work with children, young people, their families and carers
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to show initiative and take on own responsibility and accountability and work independently
- Ability to prioritise workload and own time
- Ability to deal with conflicting and difficult situations
Desirable criteria
- Compliance of Policies and Procedures within a regulated Health Care Provider
- Advanced IT skills ie Level 2 IT qualification
- Current Food hygiene certificate
- Previously worked in a Health / Social Care multidisciplinary team setting and contributed in team meetings
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work flexibly in approach and working hours/pattern
- Display a non-judgmental attitude towards children / families / carers / colleagues
- Respectful attitude for individuals and co-workers
- Ability to take part in personal development reviews
- Ability to accept instructions & supervision and undertake delegated tasks
Desirable criteria
- Previously worked in a flexible working pattern environment
- Compliance with policies and procedures in reference to Equality and Diversity
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Broadhurst
- Job title
- Nursing and Admin Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2260600
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