Clinical Support Worker

Clinical Support Worker The closing date is 10 December 2025 Complex Care Team - Clinical support worker Band 3 - Permanent Post If you can deliver quality care to children and young people, then this is your chance to help them enjoy fulfilling lives as part of our Complex Care Team. Working as part of our dynamic and developing team, you will meet the needs of children requiring complex nursing care and ventilation within their own home environment. Your role will involve delivering personal care, fluid and nutrition often via gastrostomy's, medications, tracheostomy care, suctioning and catheterisation. Main duties of the job We are looking for a motivated team player who would be able to work in a community environment covering rotational day, night and also weekend, Bank Holiday shifts. We look after children across the Birmingham and surrounding areas including Stourbridge, Dudley and Walsall and you would be expected to be able to travel to these locations and will need to be mobile for travel to meet the requirements of this post. Shifts can start as early as 7am and nights as late as 10pm so please be aware of this when applying as public transport is not always feasible for some of the shifts. You will be provided with an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in an environment that encourages innovation and evidence-based practice. A comprehensive induction and professional development programme is available. If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact Sade Foster sade.foster@nhs.net or telephone 0121 333 9533. About us Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care. Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist Paediatric Centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old. Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation. Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Person Specification Qualifications Math's and English Language GCSE A-C/9-4 or Level 2 functional skills/key skills in numeracy and literacy Completion of the Cavendish Care Certificate within the first 3 months of employment at BWC NHSFT Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social or Clinical Healthcare Support or equivalent experience Knowledge Previous experience working with children, young people or adults and have an understanding of care and compassion Access to a vehicle for travelling to work Analytical & Judgement Skills Be able to elevate problems when required and report back to supervising registered practitioner Able to recognise limitations Able to carry out instructions with diligence and accuracy, reporting back as required Professional Knowledge Excellent verbal and listening communication skills. Able to work well in a team, work reliably and safely under indirect supervision Able to work well in a team, work reliably and safely under indirect supervision Must have high level of self-motivation and desire to succeed Able to organise own workload Be able to use initiative 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. Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum/pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr