Job summary
- Main area
- Women and Children
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 34 hours per week (Minimum 8.5 a week ,17, 25.5 or 34 hrs)
- Job ref
- 275-0424-CCSW-JPUN
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway Maritime Hospital
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Continuing Care Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
Continuing Care Support Worker
Division: Planned Care
Care Group: Women's & Children's Service
Band: 3
Salary: £22,816 - £24,336 per annum/pro rata
We are recruiting for a Continuing Care Support Worker who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be expected to support families in the community who have a child with complex medical needs.
As a Continuing Care Support Worker you will ensure that a high standard of care is provided by following the child's individual care plan.
In addition, you will be given specific training for the role.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Undertake assigned tasks and procedures linked to the Continuing Care Team competencies, Directorate and Trust objectives which are specific to the immediate care environment.
Tracheostomy care and tracheal suction
Changing a tracheostomy tube and tapes/ties
Using respiratory support equipment
Oxygen saturation monitoring
Tube and pump feeding
Administration of specific medicines
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the specific needs of children and young people
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at working with children and young people
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with the general public
- Ability to work independently
Other Attributes
Essential criteria
- Full UK driving license
Values Based Question
Essential criteria
- How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Gill Marshall
- Job title
- Children's Continuing Care Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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