Care Support Worker – Children and Young Adults Service – 37.5 hours per week
Organisation: St Oswald's Hospice
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Salary: £21,034 - £22,616 per annum full time (plus allowance for unsocial hours)
Job Type: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Closing Date: 2023-03-26 23:59:59
Reference: Care Support Worker – Children and Young Adults Service – 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has become available at the Children & Young Adults Service at St Oswald’s Hospice. We are looking to recruit Care Support Workers to work within our expanding service, including our newly developing Children’s Outreach Service.
We aim to deliver high quality holistic care through the provision of regular short breaks, as well as community home care. This role involves working as part of a well supported clinical team, delivering individualised specialist care. This would be an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual, who enjoys working in collaboration with children, young people and their families. Care experience is required.
You must:
- Have a minimum of 18 months experience working with children/young adults with complex health needs in an education, health or social care setting.
- A full driving licence is essential as the role involves driving a Hospice minibus.
- Effective communication skills and an ability to record information accurately & concisely.
- Have an NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care.
- Have flexibility to cover a range of shifts over a 24 hour / 7 day rota.
NHS pension may be transferable.
For further information please contact Matron Jocelyn Parker on jocelynthompson@stoswaldsuk.org or 01912850063 Ext 2012. We would like to invite you to come and visit us to look around the unit and meet the staff so you can fully appreciate the working environment and the full potential of the role.
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Want to find out more about why working in a Hospice could be the best job you’ve ever had?
Hospice UK have put together this short video which highlights many benefits of working in a Hospice by sharing the views of hospice professionals and what working in a hospice means to them. This video has been filmed with clinical care team members but we think it gives you a great idea what it’s like to work in a hospice in a non-clinical role too!
As a responsible healthcare organisation we must do our utmost to ensure the wellbeing and safety of our patients, staff and volunteers. Therefore, in line with government guidance, we actively encourage vaccination as the most important defence against the virus. Following interview, successful candidates will be asked to declare their Covid-19 vaccination status.
This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).
As a responsible healthcare organisation we must do our utmost to ensure the wellbeing and safety of our patients, staff and volunteers. Therefore, in line with government guidance, we actively encourage vaccination as the most important defence against the virus. Following interview, successful candidates will be asked to declare their Covid-19 vaccination status.
You must have existing right to work in the UK for this role.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time if we receive a high volume of applications.
Closing date: Sunday 26th March 2023
Interview date: Tuesday 18th April 2023
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St Oswald’s is committed to equality and diversity and is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, disability/non-disability, ethnicities, genders, religions, sexualities, transgender status, and cultural backgrounds.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
Please note in situations where we experience high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, we will endeavour to meet this commitment but may have to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to the Disability Confident website.
