Advanced Children's Play and Health Care Worker-Waking Nights

Advanced Childrens Play & Health Care Worker-Waking Nights

Location Greater Manchester

Hourly rate: Day time:15.12 per hour Waking Night: 15.52

Contract:Permanent Part-time

Working Hours & Shift Pattern:

This role operates on atwo-week rolling rotaand includes a mixture of day and waking night shifts. Applicants must be able to work the full rota.

Week 1 Waking Night Shifts (30 hours)

• Monday 10-hour waking night shift
• Tuesday 10-hour waking night shift
• Thursday 10-hour waking night shift

Night shifts will start at approximately9:00pm or 10:00pmand finish at approximately7:00am or 8:00am depending on the needs of the service.

Week 2 Night Shifts & 1 Day time shift(38 hours)

• Monday 10-hour waking night shift
• Tuesday 10-hour waking night shift
• Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm
• Saturday- 10-hour waking night shift

The rota then repeats on a rolling two-week basis.

This position would suit someone who is comfortable working a combination of daytime weekend and waking night shifts and who can provide reliable availability across the rota.

About Lagans Foundation

Lagans Foundation is a specialist childrens charity providing home health care respite and support to families of children and young people aged 019 with complex health needs.

We work alongside families in their own homes and communities providing individualised care that reflects each childs health needs communication routines and preferences.

Our support also provides parents and carers with valuable respite and the reassurance that their child is receiving safe compassionate and skilled care.

No two children families or shifts are the same.

About the Role

We are looking for an experiencedAdvanced Childrens Play & Health Care Worker Carer Level 3to join our specialist care team.

This is not an entry-level care role.

You will already have experience supporting children or young people withcomplex or high-dependency health needsand importantly for this position you must haveprevious tracheostomy care experience.

Working in childrens own homes and communities you will provide safe compassionate and individualised care while supporting families with much-needed respite.

Depending on the child you are supporting care may include respiratory support airway management feeding seizure management medication personal care positioning communication support and other specialist interventions.

What Youll Be Doing

• Provide safe high-quality care to children and young people with complex and high-dependency health needs
• Deliver clinical interventions within your assessed competencies
• Providetracheostomy care and support
• Recognise changes in a childs condition and escalate concerns appropriately
• Administer medication safely in accordance with care plans and training
• Support personal care feeding positioning mobility communication and respiratory needs
• Work confidently within individual care plans risk assessments and clinical protocols
• Build professional and trusting relationships with children and their families
• Maintain accurate care and clinical records
• Support and mentor other carers in good clinical practice
• Work closely with Team Leaders our Clinical Lead and other health and care professionals
• Maintain mandatory training professional development and clinical competencies

What Were Looking For

Essential:

• Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification or higher
• Previous hands-on tracheostomy care experience
• Experience incomplex/high-dependency care
• Experience supporting children or young people with significant health needs
• Experience providing personal care and medication support
• Confidence working independently within a family home
• Ability to remain calm and respond appropriately to changes in a childs condition
• Excellent communication skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle with business-use insurance
• Enhanced DBS covering the Child and Adult Workforce

Advanced Clinical Competencies

Tracheostomy care experience is essential.

Experience and competency in one or more of the following would also be advantageous:

• NP suction / airway clearance
• Rescue medication for epilepsy/seizure management
• TPN management
• CPAP / BiPAP support
• Advanced airway management

All successful candidates will complete Lagans Foundations required internal competency assessments andLevel 3 clinical sign-offbefore carrying out relevant procedures independently.

What Makes Care at Lagans Different

Technical competence is essential but it isnt everything.

When you enter a familys home as a Lagans carer you are being trusted with someone incredibly important to them. We look for carers who understand that excellent complex care is also aboutdignity consistency patience communication and trust.

Some children we support may communicate verbally and be active within their community. Others may communicate non-verbally have limited mobility or require significant clinical support throughout their care.

Good care looks different for every child.

We want you to understand the individual you are supporting work safely within their care plan and provide families with reliable and compassionate support.

Our Values

Passion Taking pride in providing excellent care and making a meaningful difference to families.

Resilience Remaining calm dependable and adaptable when caring for children with complex needs.

Integrity & Communication Being honest professional and clear following care plans and speaking up when something isnt right.

Empathy Understanding that every child and familys circumstances are different and providing support without judgement.

Why Join Lagans Foundation

• 28 days holiday (FTE)
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan through Hospital Saturday Fund
• Perkbox
• Unlimited counselling
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options
• Specialist clinical training and competency development
• Regular supervision and support
• Ongoing professional development
• Opportunities for career progression including senior care leadership and further clinical qualifications

Be You With Us

At Lagans Foundation we embrace diversity value individuality and recognise the different experiences and perspectives people bring to our organisation.

We are proud to be aDisability Confident Committed employerand are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and employment.

Interested

If you are an experienced complex-care professional withtracheostomy experienceand want to use your skills to provide safe individualised and compassionate care to children and families we would love to hear from you.

Apply with your CV through Indeed or call0for an informal chat.