Healthcare Support Worker

We have a fantastic opportunity for motivated and dedicated Health Care Support Workers to join our care team at our Hospice in Oswestry, to provide excellent specialist palliative and end of life care to children and young people.

You will be a passionate and caring Health Care Support Worker working within our friendly and experienced team, providing holistic care to children and young people. We are a centre of excellence offering a fully equipped child-centred environment set in beautiful spacious grounds.

Main duties of the job

What we are looking for a Health Care Support Workers who:

To provide high quality care in accordance with the child/young person's individual care-plan under the supervision of an appropriately qualified registered nurse.

To act as a key worker supporting families through advocating, navigating and signposting them to services to meet their needs within their community.

To participate fully in meeting the play, recreational and learning activities for the child/young person, utilising all resources available and in collaboration with the play leaders.

To assist in the checking & administration of medicines under the supervision of Registered Nurses and undertake all relevant training required to support safe medicines management.

Hope House Children's Hospice is a centre of excellence for children's palliative care ensuring every family facing the death of a child gets the very best care and support when and where they need it. No one should face the death of a child alone.