Children's Carer - Band 3 | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum / pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2BG |
| Company: | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6236311/444-5881130C-BL |
Summary
Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.
Children’s Carer - Band 3
Full time/part time /term time only
Permanent
Investment into The Birches Respite Team has created the opportunity to recruit Band 3 Children’s Carers. The team supports children with complex health needs in their own homes, school and The Birches Respite Unit. The service delivers care 7 days a week over 24 hours so a willingness to work shifts especially night shifts is essential.
The role will involve delivering care to several children in a variety of settings including the respite unit, schools and homes. The successful candidates will be trained in a variety of clinical skills such as gastrostomy feeding, suction , oxygen therapy using a competency based framework. You will receive continuing support in the role.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
You will need a good level of basic education including basic computer skills and at least NVQ level 3 in a child related subject. Experience working with children who are ventilated or have complex health problems would be beneficial but not essential. It is also important that the successful candidates are innovative in providing play and learning opportunities for the children and young people the team support so a sense of fun and enthusiasm is essential.
We are looking for someone with compassion and commitment. You will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team. In return you will be part of a service that is warm and friendly and is committed to the children we support. The service recently received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 May 2024
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