Community Complex Care Support Worker: Sponsorship Available

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Do you have a passion for working with children and adults?

Do you have an NVQ Level 3 in a related subject / nursery nurse qualification or similar?

Our Community Complex Care Team offers holistic patient and family centred care within the home, school and a variety of community settings, and we are looking for compassionate individuals to join our friendly team!

We are looking for Complex Care Support Workers to join our team to help us to support our families. The needs of our client group varies widely, from needing support with their breathing to managing challenging seizure activity and everything in between! We do cover a 24 hour period so there is an expectation that you would be able to work days and nights and the shift times are individual to each package of care. The whole of your shift will be spent with one client, so you will get the opportunity to really make a difference.

We are a large, expanding team covering the whole of Staffordshire, with office bases in Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent & Lichfield. We operate in a Hub system, which is, based on geographical location. This allows us to ensure a supportive, small team feel across all hubs. We provide a 24/7 nurse on call service, ensuring a constant point of contact where support can be accessed.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking for Complex Care Support Workers who are able to travel to work to undertake day and night shifts where public transport would not be an option. You would be notified in advance of your shift pattern. The area we are currently recruiting to covers Burton on Trent and Tamworth.

To learn more about this fantastic team please click on the link below

Role profile: Complex Care Support Worker

  • To work in patient’s homes or other designated settings to deliver high quality care to patients with complex physical health care needs, including but not limited to management of tracheostomies, ventilators, enteral feeding, complex seizures and medication administration.
  • To assess patient care needs on a daily basis, implementing and evaluating care plans produced by qualified nurses with patients and their families.
  • To assess care plans, risk assessments and contingencies, in conjunction with the qualified nurses, on a regular basis to ensure consistency and reflect up to date care needs.
  • To ensure the delivery and quality of care given complies with local and Trust agreed policies and procedures and is of the highest standard.
  • To assist patient in achieving their potential to live independently as per care plan.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ3 or Nursery Nurse qualification or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ 4/ Diploma in related subject

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in a similar role
  • Experience dealing with complex care needs, including management of tracheostomies, ventilators, enteral feeding, complex seizures and medication administration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 26 January 2025

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