Children's Community Clinical Support Worker

Job Summary We are recruiting for a Children's Community Clinical Support Worker who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The Children's Continuing Care Team provides specialised, child specific respite service to children and their families with complex health needs/profound disabilities in the child's own home throughout East & North Hertfordshire. Clinical Support Workers will be responsible for independently delivering specialist nursing care within the family home without direct supervision. All necessary training will be given with ongoing facilitation from qualified nurses. Please review the attached 'week in the life' document which will give you an insight into the role of a Children's Community Support Worker. Please note night shifts will be expected in this role. In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,121 per annum pro rata. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. Main duties of the job You will undertake all necessary training in order to provide nursing care to children with complex health needs within the family home in an unsupervised capacity. Undertaking such skills as enteral feeding, c/o tracheostomies, c/o children who are long‑term ventilated, seizure management, oxygen administration. Work collaboratively and co‑operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families. Participate in the development of self and others. About Us At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We Run The Following Hospitals The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood Details Date posted: 19 November 2025 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 3 Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, plus 5% High Cost Area Supplement Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full‑time Reference number: 361-7547684 Job locations: New QEII Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4HQ Job Description Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person Specification Essential Level 2 studies in Paediatric Support or Health and Social Care or equivalent Previous experience with children and/or in a health care setting Able to act on own initiative An understanding of safeguarding issues Knowledge of information governance An understanding of lone working and conflict resolution Desirable Level 3 in Health Care studies Previous experience within Continuing Care Competencies in clinical nursing skills Qualifications & Training Level 2 studies in Paediatric Support or Health and Social Care or equivalent Previous Experience Previous experience with children and/or in a health care setting Previous experience within Continuing Care Skills Able to act on own initiative Basic IT skills Competencies in clinical nursing skills Knowledge An understanding of safeguarding issues Knowledge of information governance An understanding of lone working and conflict resolution 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. Employer details Employer name: East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Address: New QEII Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4HQ Employer's website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab) #J-18808-Ljbffr