Job summary We are recruiting for a Children's Community Support Worker - Higher Level 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. In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,136 and a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum pro rata. Our Values are I nclude, R espect and I mprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond 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. About us 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. Date posted 24 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, Plus 5% High Cost Area Supplement Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 361-6616147-A Job locations QEII Hospital Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4HQ Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential NVQ 2 Care or equivalent Able to appropriately progress through and complete QCF Level 3 Desirable NVQ 3 or equivalent Previous Experience Essential Previous experience with children or in a health care setting Desirable Working with disabled children Skills Essential Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding Ability to work within guidelines, follow a care plan and follow instructions without the presence of a registered nurse Ability to prioritise care Organised Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting Flexibility and team participation Basic IT skills or willingness to develop Desirable Interest in developing a career as part of the Children's Community service Knowledge Essential Understanding of the requirements of the role Infection Control and universal precautions Basic understanding of NHS issues Desirable Knowledge of clinical observation and complex health needs Other Requirements Essential Able to travel to service users in rural locations within a strict timeframe. Able to work night shifts if requested Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential NVQ 2 Care or equivalent Able to appropriately progress through and complete QCF Level 3 Desirable NVQ 3 or equivalent Previous Experience Essential Previous experience with children or in a health care setting Desirable Working with disabled children Skills Essential Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding Ability to work within guidelines, follow a care plan and follow instructions without the presence of a registered nurse Ability to prioritise care Organised Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting Flexibility and team participation Basic IT skills or willingness to develop Desirable Interest in developing a career as part of the Children's Community service Knowledge Essential Understanding of the requirements of the role Infection Control and universal precautions Basic understanding of NHS issues Desirable Knowledge of clinical observation and complex health needs Other Requirements Essential Able to travel to service users in rural locations within a strict timeframe. Able to work night shifts if requested 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 Herts NHS Trust Address QEII Hospital Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4HQ Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)