Location: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Company : NHS Health Care
Salary: 25,147 – 27,596 £ / Year GBP / Year
Permanent, Full-time
VISA SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE
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.
Roles of 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 patients in achieving their potential to live independently as per care plan.
Profile
- Significant experience in a similar role
- Experience dealing with complex care needs, including management of tracheostomies, ventilators, enteral feeding, complex seizures and medication administration.
- NVQ 4/ Diploma in related subjects.
- NVQ3 or Nursery Nurse qualification or equivalent.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Able to follow safety guidelines
Salary & Benefits
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time traveling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
- Visa sponsorship Available
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Closing Date: 08 September 2024