Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in peoples lives? HCRG Care Group is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Band 3 Care Support Worker to join our friendly and supportive team.
In this rewarding role, you will provide designated, high quality care for children with complex medical needs within the community and in their own homes.
This is a part‑time role working 27 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
Being part of the children's continuing care team will involve -
* Caring for children in their own homes, this will involve waking night shifts where you will be required to look after and respond to different health needs whilst parents get some sleep and rest.
* Being confident to look after children who have complex health needs and require medical technology such as ventilators, feeding tubes, and oxygen. You will receive full training in all aspects of a child's care and will work with a trained colleague whilst you are learning these new skills.
* Keeping accurate records of the care you provide.
* Communicating effectively and professionally with children and families in our care.
* Working to and providing care in line with the child’s care plan.
* Recognising when a child's health is deteriorating and following the advice and actions in the care plan.
Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.
About us
As a Care Support Worker, you'll be part of our valued team based at Derby Court, Wiltshire. You will feel valued as a Care Support Worker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* A salary of £24,486 – £26,155.50 Pro Rata with access to our group pension
* Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
* Online and face‑to‑face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
* An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year
Job responsibilities
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Person Specification
General Requirements
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.
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