Job summary
This role may be perfect for you if you are currently, or have been, a Healthcare Assistant. At Noah’s Ark you'll have opportunity to build on your experience and be trained to a more specialist level.
Main duties of the job
We’re expanding our team and are looking for more Specialist Carers to join our charity. You’ll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who do all they can to empower children and families to experience as much life as possible.
As a Specialist Carer, you’ll provide life-changing care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. You’ll do this by working in collaboration with their family, multidisciplinary teams and your other Noah’s Ark colleagues.
You’ll be encouraged to put the experience of children and families at the heart of all you do. As well as understanding their clinical needs, you’ll get to know what’s important to each child you support. Whether it’s knowing what their favourite song to listen to is, how they like to play, or what sooths them when they are sad - at Noah’s Ark it’s so important that each child is treated as an individual.
You’ll focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations, and will support them to experience things they may never have thought possible.
And by providing care for children, either at our state-of-the art building, The Ark, or out in the community, you’ll be allowing parents and cares to take some time for themselves. The hours of care you’ll provide will make a huge difference, allowing them to live life outside of their child’s condition.
About us
We exist to help babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. Our mission is to enable those we support to enjoy life as children, not patients; as families, not just as carers.
Because everyone deserves to live life as themselves, beyond their condition or circumstances. We do this by listening to families. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so we cater our services to each individual person we support.
Job responsibilities
Your commitment to children and families will continue through to end-of-life care. You’ll be a guiding reassuring presence for families, and working with other healthcare professionals to create as much comfort as possible.
About you
You’ll have experience caring for babies, children and young people with complex health needs and will be competent in a range of complex nursing skills.
Aside from experience, we look for individuals who share our core values of kindness, excellence, and courage.
We’ll support you to go above and beyond to be there for the children and families we support – we ask that you share this mission with us.
Person Specification
* Minimum of GCSE grade C in English and Maths (or equivalent)
* QCF/ NVQ level 2 or 3 health / health and social care ( or equivalent) or care certificate
* At least 2 years experience of working with or caring for babies, children and young people with life threatening and life limiting conditions, including children with special needs.
* Experience of providing play and fun when caring for babies, children and young people.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Good organisational skills with ability to manage own caseload.
* Evidence of supporting / teaching junior colleagues.
What you'll get
You’ll join an award-wining, certified Outstanding team who hold the highest standards for holistic paediatric palliative care.
You’ll receive extensive ongoing training, led by our dedicated Learning and Development Team, so you can deliver the very best care.
When you’re not providing support out in the community, you’ll be based at our stunning hospice building The Ark, set on a 7.5-acre nature reserve.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
We believe that everyone deserves to be treated equally. It is central to our charities mission.
We ensure that no member of staff, or job applicant, is treated less favourably because of their sex, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, nationality, ethic or national origin, religion, disability, gender identity or martial status.
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