Job Description
Healthcare Assistants
Department: Care
Employment Type: Flexible
Location: Sutton Scotney
Reporting To: Charlotte Figueras
Compensation: £25,000 / year
We are currently looking for experienced Healthcare Assistants to join our highly skilled care team looking after children and young adults with complex care needs.
Key Responsibilities:
You will work as part of a team caring for children and young adults with life limiting and life threatening conditions during specialist short breaks (respite), symptom management stays and at end of life.
- Providing high-quality, compassionate care tailored to each child's individual needs and preferences
- Supporting children and young adults with daily living activities, personal care and emotional wellbeing
- Working closely with families, recognising parents as the experts in the care of their children and young adults
- Monitoring wellbeing and sharing any concerns or changes with the Senior Nurse or Clinical Team Manager and parents as necessary.
- Creating a warm, inclusive and welcoming environment where every child and young adults can thrive.
- Contributing to a culture of safety through excellent safeguarding, infection prevention and risk management practices.
- Supporting the values and reputation of Naomi and Jack's through everything you do.
If you're passionate about caring for others and want to be part of an exceptional team, we'd love to hear from you.
Benefits:
Both full and part-time opportunities available; and we welcome applications from those with experience in supporting children and/or young adults with complex care needs.
The salary is up to £25,000 per annum (pro rata for part-time working).
We have a huge variety of brilliant benefits at Naomi and Jack’s including 28 days’ holiday + bank holidays, (pro rata for part time working) pension scheme (with the ability to remain in the NHS pension for current members), free parking, access to training, homemade discounted food, a state-of-the-art working environment and the opportunity to work in an organisation where every job matters!
Successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) and asked to provide satisfactory references covering the last 5 years.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and vulnerable people. All information disclosed will be treated confidentially and considered fairly and proportionately in line with our policies.
We are currently unable to support any applications for sponsorship from candidates residing outside of the UK
We are an Equal Opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
Whilst we are advertising for experienced healthcare assistants, if you are new to care work or have less experience, please do register your interest by emailing Charlotte Figueras or Jody O'Connor at carerecruitment@naomiandjacks.org.uk as we may be looking to employee a group of carers who we can train together later in the year/early 2027.
Should you require any adjustments, or if you would like to speak to someone before applying, then please contact Debbi Cook, People Advisor on 01962 763707.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date once sufficient suitable applications have been received.
Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Our Values:
Our Values reflect and demonstrate how we ASPIRE to deliver our promise to the children, young adults, and families we support, to all our colleagues, our volunteers, supporters, and donors.
We ASPIRE to be:
Agile
By taking the initiative, being innovative, showing flexibility and always listening and learning
Supportive
By being committed to helping others and by acknowledging and rewarding contribution
Proud
By recognising and celebrating our colleagues, the work we do and the difference we all make
Inclusive
By creating an environment where everyone feels valued, empowered, respected, and heard, where everyone feels they belong
Responsive
By being committed to taking responsibility, taking action, and getting results
Encouraging
By inspiring everyone to do their best, to get involved and to strive to improve
