Job Description

Waking Night Support Worker- Complex Care Paediatric - Charlton South London

With regret, our client's do not offer sponsorship

Days & Hours:

Fixed Term Contracts (18 months) both part time and full time hours available Monday-Friday 19:45-09:00, weekends and longer hours during school holidays, waking night shifts require carers to be awake all night.

Pay:

18.21 - 19.28 an hour dependent on shift (sleeping nights paid at NLW p/h)

Driver required?

Desirable

Essential:

Experience of supporting children with complex needs. Experience of working in a family home. Confident with PEG feeding, suctioning, manual handling - using a hoist, epilepsy management and administering medication including emergency medications (midazolam and diazepam).

Interviews Week Commencing:

Interviews will happen on a rolling basis. This advert will close when sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application can be considered.

Start Date:

ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)

About Client:

Elijah, born in 2013, lives at home with his mother and sees his father and grandmother at weekends. He enjoys going out into the community, listening to music and spending time with family.

Elijah has Cerebral Palsy affecting all 4 limbs and communication difficulties. He requires close monitoring of his epilepsy. He has a gastrostomy and requires suctioning at times to manage his secretions. Due to his complexity he requires observation monitoring. He is dependent on carers for all of his care needs, transfers and mobility and uses a wheelchair. He requires hoisting for all transfers which requires assistance of 2 carers.

You will be joining a care team within a family home where you will be taking direction from Elijah's Mother/ The Case Manager/ The Team Leader to ensure that Elijah receives all the care he needs. He requires full assistance with his daily routines and all of his personal care needs. The role will include a mixture of PEG feeding and suctioning, monitoring and recording health status and observations, medication administration, supporting his mobility via hoisting and assisting with all of his therapies.

This job will suit someone who has experience of working in a family home, working with children with complex care needs including epilepsy, PEG feeding, suctioning, manual handling, monitoring and recording observations. Elijah would love someone calm but very proactive and able to bring lots of enthusiasm to the role, who is able to promote his learning, care and independence in the home and community.

This is wonderful opportunity to join a supportive family and care team where you can make a real difference to Elijah's life by maximising his opportunities

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a truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and has an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth, and compassion.

Pay and Benefits:

On-going training & support provided 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata Pension (subject to qualifying status) DBS check.

In order to promote continuity of our high care standards, you will be offered:

Induction, Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate), Regular clinical supervision/review meetings, On-going support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR and compliance support

Safeguarding

The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require:

Proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Satisfactory references, including your last employer. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being employed.
It would be great to receive your application if you have the following skills/behaviours:

Essential

Confident working with people with medical conditions, especially epilepsy. Must be able to work with specialist equipment (training will be provided). A Handling Management Plan is available and is designed to reduce the risk of handling injuries, but you may be required to bend, kneel, squat, push or pull. Confident about working in our client's own home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of his parents. Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and to respect our client and their family's need for privacy. Keen to see our client develop and show a willingness to carry through physiotherapy, speech and language and occupational therapy programmes on a daily basis. Training will be given as required. Happy to learn new things - hoisting, feeding, personal care routine, use of equipment etc. Training will be given. Aptitude and desire to work with children with complex needs. Flexible and able to use own initiative with common sense beyond the obvious. Patient and tolerant with a cheerful, caring and positive attitude. Proactive, consistent and encouraging approach. Responsible attitude with a good sense of humour. Reliable, trustworthy and a good communicator. Proactive approach to developing an appropriate range of activities and water confident. Willing to participate in a variety of outdoor activities. Flexible with start and finish times according to the needs of our client. Excellent literacy and numeracy skills and confident using IT. Non-smoker - This post operates a non-smoking environment.

Desirable

Experience of working waking nights. Experience of working with children with special needs (This is preferred but enthusiasm, patience and willingness to learn is desirable). Full driving licence (endorsements to be disclosed) and able to drive.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, marriage and civil partnerships and religion and belief.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months

Pay: 18.21 per hour

Expected hours: 24 - 36 per week

Application question(s):

1. Could you tell us a bit about your experience supporting individuals with complex needs or physical disabilities?
2. The role is mainly based in Charlton, with some shifts in Welling. Are these locations easy for you to travel to, and roughly how long would your journey take?

3. Have you worked 1:1 on waking night shifts before? If so, please share a little about your experience.

Experience:

special educational needs and complex medical care: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person