Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Healthcare Support Worker to join the Specialist Children's Short Break Team at Dragon Square (Part time - up to 33.75 hours per week)
The service provides overnight short breaks for children and young people with severe learning disabilities and other associated complex needs such as behaviours of concern and complex health needs.
The role involves working as part of a team of Registered nurses and Healthcare Support workers in conjunction with the wider multi-agency team such as school, social workers, consultants, specialist nurses, community nurses and parents/carers to meet the needs of the children and young people and achieve positive outcomes for them, as well as supporting families and minimising the risk of family breakdown.
The role is very diverse and varied and involves supporting the children and young people to meet their personal hygiene, diet and nutrition, communication, religion, and cultural needs, and health and wellbeing, as well as social and sensory needs, and developing daily living skills and independence. There are lots of opportunities to support the children to have fun when they are on a short break.
If you feel you are compassionate, have a positive outlook and have lots of motivation, please apply.
The service is registered with Ofsted and is rated Good. North Staffs Combined Healthcare Trust is rated outstanding by CQC.
**PLEASE NOTE - SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE**
Main duties of the job
To provide support and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of service users.
To promote and support the physical health, comfort, wellbeing and recovery of service-users, and to assist them in re-establishing their place in the community, as appropriate.
To assist Registered Professionals in assessments and care planning/ implementation and evaluation ofindividualized care plans.
To provide support and day-to-day supervision to junior staff members as required, demonstrating the Healthcare Support Worker role and role modelling good practice.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Details
Date posted
26 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
24,937 to 26,598 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
232-SPL-7522786-A
Job locations
Dragon Square
Chesterton
ST5 7HL
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.Regularly reports and effectively communicates service-users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.Relates appropriately with service-users, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues. Job description
Job responsibilities
Communicates with service-users and carers, all members of the multi-disciplinary team and staff in external agencies using a variety of methods including Information Technology.Regularly reports and effectively communicates service-users health status and care aims in care records and verbal reports to Registered Health Professional staff members and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.Relates appropriately with service-users, carers, colleagues and others at all times maintaining professional boundaries.At all times ensures that own actions, support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.Identifies, minimizes and reports risks of danger, harm and abuse to senior colleagues.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or children as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma level 3 in residential childcare or willing to work toward this.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or children as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma level 3 in residential childcare or willing to work toward this.

Skills Required