Children’s Community Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Full time
Job overview

We are recruiting for a Children’s Community Support Worker who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The post holder will work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families, Participate in the development of self and others and provide individualised basic nursing care to a child/children in the community.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

Main duties of the job

At the direction of the Registered Nurse the post holder will participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care and undertake specific Trust approved clinical skills relevant to the delivery of care to children with special needs within the community, having undertaken appropriate training and assessment.

The Children’s Community Support Worker will assist the registered Nurse in the evaluation of care and completion of patient documents. Involve patients and carers/relatives in the delivery of care, working in partnership with the family.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & 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

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specificationSkillsEssential criteria
  • Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with people of varying levels of understanding
  • Ability to follow guidelines and instructions without the presence of a registered nurse
  • Passionate about working with children with disabilities
  • Ability to prioritise care
  • Self- motivated and organised
  • Compassionate and caring
  • Able to act on own initiative
  • Basic IT skills
  • Flexibility
Desirable criteria
  • Interest in developing towards a Band 3
Qualifications/TrainingDesirable criteria
  • QCF/Apprenticeship/NVQ Level 2 in care
Previous ExperienceDesirable criteria
  • Working with care of children or in a healthcare setting
KnowledgeEssential criteria
  • An understanding of safeguarding issues
  • Knowledge of information governance
  • An understanding of lone working and conflict resolution
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of special needs children and their requirements
Other RequirementsEssential criteria
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day
  • Applicants must be capable of traveling to service users in rural locations within a strict timeframe.

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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