Job Description

The closing date is 16th Oct 2025

Anticipated Interview date(s) 27th October

Job summary

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Caring for children with complex health needs makes a real demand on a family. As a Children's Community Healthcare Assistant in the Children's Homecare Team your job is to provide one on one care to the child, in their family home or school setting. Ensuring they are safe and all their health needs are met overnight and during the day.



As a team, we feel very lucky to visit children within their own homes, we also have the luxury of spending time getting to know our patients, which is a very important part of this role.



Your Development is important to us.



We are a supportive team who rely on each other for support on our friendly group chats! We support our staff and there are opportunities to progress within this role if this is what you are after. When joining our team we will offer you an induction within the office with inhouse/classroom training and a minimum of 3 months training/shadowing.

Applicants welcome to cover locations across Somerset

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Various locations available including, West Mendip, Frome, Wells, Bridgwater, Taunton and Wellington Applicants are required to work a minimum of 2 locations.



We are flexible and do our best to accommodate working pattern preferences, days only could be negotiated for the right applicant.



Full and part time hours available.



Applicants need to be able to attend a Face to face interview within Taunton.

Please be aware, due to an increase in the minimum salary threshold, this role is no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

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Experience of working in a care setting would be advantageous but all necessary skills training, professional updates and mandatory training as appropriate to the post will be provided.



The post will include carrying out procedures such as feeding by gastronomy tubes, maintaining their tracheotomy and ensuring all the appropriate equipment is working. The result will be a welcome rest for parents and the satisfaction of knowing you have made a difference to a family.



You will also be expected to cover bank holidays including Christmas, Easter and school holidays. This post covers day and night duty and will be in patient's homes, schools or nursery.



Full training will be given. We provide a county wide service so a valid driver's licence is a necessity. Please indicate in your application whether you have a clean driving licence. Previous experience of children with special needs or healthcare an advantage.



Full details of duties can be found in the job description.



There will be an expectation of a flexible approach to shifts patterns with a commitment to participate in the on call service after appropriate training.



Please be advised - this vacancy may close early if we reach a sufficient amount of applications.

About us

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As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.



The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.



There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!

Job description

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Please see attached for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential

5 GCSE's/ NVQ 3 or equivalent



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Desirable

Any other qualifications relating to the post


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Experience

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Essential

Worked with children



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Desirable

Worked with Children with Additional/ Medical needs Worked in Healthcare



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Additional Criteria

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Essential

Has a driving licence Has access to a car for work

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.


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For help with your application, contact:

Andre Clinchant


andre.clinchant@somersetft.nhs.uk


01823346923


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Pay scheme

Agenda for Change


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Band

Band 3


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Salary

24937.00 to 26598.00 Yearly
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Contract

Permanent


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Working pattern

Part-Time, Full-Time


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Reference number

184-OL-GR-3305


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Job locations

Trustwide

The Crescent

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 4DY