Therapeutic Care Worker: Sponsorship Available

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Join our dynamic team in a newly created role as a therapeutic care workers within the children and young people’s ward.

Are you passionate about supporting and empowering children and young people with mental health challenges? Do you thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment? We are currently seeking compassionate and dedicated Band 4 therapeutic care workers to join our team and play a vital role in our children’s ward. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with and be supported by a team of clinical practice educators. Our dynamic, enthusiastic, and supportive senior nursing and mental health teams will provide mentorship and guidance to help you grow and thrive. In addition, we offer numerous opportunities for professional development – including mentoring and dedicated mental health supervision. Furthermore, our Trust is proud to be awaiting the rebuild and launch of our purpose-built paediatric emergency department, providing an innovative and well-equipped environment for patient care. If you are dedicated to making a positive impact on the mental health and well being of children and young people we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The Therapeutic Care Worker role has been developed to provide support to registered nurses in meeting the needs of children and young people with both physical and mental health needs.It is envisaged that this will be a developmental role suitable for highly motivated individuals looking to gain clinical experience before pursuing further  professional training in either nursing or psychological therapies. The post requires excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills and an aptitude for developing a range of practical and listening skills.The post offers a comprehensive induction, clinical supervision from the CAMHS team, and health care assistant training. Previous experience of working with young people is essential. The post holder will need to work flexibly to address the unique requirements of the children and young people’s service, involving rotational shift patterns, nights and weekend work.

Person Specification

Role Requierments

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
  • Relevant honours degree or equivalent professional training/experience
  • Demonstrate excellent communication skills with children, young people, families and other professionals.
  • Knowledge of mental health difficulties in young people.
  • Good organisational skills, including prioritising.
  • Demonstrate personal flexibility in meeting the needs of the service.
  • Demonstrate a professional attitude
  • Demonstrate awareness of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and procedures.

Desirable

  • Previous experience as a health care assistant

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: 29 January 2025

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.