Job summary Are you a health care assistant that has a desire to work within a great team, with remarkable people, who make a difference every day?
If this is you, then we would love you to come and work with us and see for yourself the difference you can make within your role.We are looking for experienced people to join our children's community nursing service; this dynamic service has its footprint within the Oldham locality and is provided mainly within family homes, but also across special school sites and community-based settings.Due to service demands, a minimum of 28 hours per week is required for this role.
Main duties of the job The post holder will work alongside immediate team colleagues and external multidisciplinary partners, to deliver continuing care packages for children and young people, aged 0 - 19 (up to 21 years in some exceptional circumstances), who have life limiting / complex care needs and or technology dependence.
The hours worked will be based within family homes and community settings across a 7 day working week and across day, evening and night shifts.The post holder will within the Children's Long-term Ventilation and Complex needs team but may at times utilise their skills and knowledge, by working across other areas of the wider children's community nursing service as deemed necessary and appropriate by the service lead.
About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.
We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.
The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.
By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: Person Specification Qualifications Essential NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G) Care Certificate Skills & Abilities Essential Range of basic clinical care skills including (not exhaustive) administration of medication, taking and recording of clinical observations, meeting hygiene and nutritional needs Good communication (written and verbal skills) Basic IT skills Good organisational skills Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs Desirable Range of clinical skills in addition to basic care skills, including (not exhaustive) suction, enteral feeding and care of enteral feeding devices, tracheostomy care, ventilation Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes Knowledge, Training & Experience Essential Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting (with examples provided) Experience of complex care (with examples provided) Experience of working within a team Desirable Experience of working with children and young people Ability to work unsupervised Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners (with examples provided) Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)