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This role may be perfect for you if you are currently, or have been, a Healthcare Assistant. At Noah’s Ark you'll have opportunity to build on your experience and be trained to a more specialist level. We’re expanding our team and are looking for more Specialist Carers to join our charity. You’ll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who do all they can to empower children and families to experience as much life as possible.
Job Responsibility:
Provide life-changing care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions
Work in collaboration with family, multidisciplinary teams and other Noah’s Ark colleagues
Put the experience of children and families at the heart of all you do
Get to know what’s important to each child you support
Focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations
Support children to experience things they may never have thought possible
Provide care at our state-of-the art building, The Ark, or out in the community
Allow parents and carers to take some time for themselves
Be a senior carer in our team and pass on your skills and experience by supporting and training junior colleagues
Actively lead care planning reviews, projects and meetings
Provide end-of-life care
Be a guiding reassuring presence for families
Work with other healthcare professionals to create as much comfort as possible
Requirements:
Experience caring for babies, children and young people with complex health needs
Competent in a range of complex nursing skills
Understanding the power of play and enjoy creating experiences and activities
Share core values of kindness, excellence, and courage
Ability to work autonomously and deliver care alone in the community
Value of collaboration and work closely with team members, other healthcare professionals and families
Creativity and play central to approach to care
Ability to build long-term relationships
Understand and adhere to policies and procedures at all times
Competency in clinical skills, working under the delegation of a registered children’s nurse
Available to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, nights and weekends
Full UK driving license and access to your own car
What we offer:
Extensive ongoing training
Based at our stunning hospice building The Ark, set on a 7.5-acre nature reserve
27 days holiday, rising by a day every year up to 30 days
Life assurance
Generous pension plan
Free parking
Delicious subsided meals from our in-house café
Dedicated wellbeing team who put on regular events for the entire charity