Job summary
Children's Complex Care Team (CCT)- Band 3 development role Support Worker - this role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part time 27 hours per week.

We are looking for an individual who has experience of working with children and ideally some hands on experience of clinical skills E.g. Suction, Enteral feeding, medication, tracheostomy care.

This post is a development role. The postholder will commence in the role as a Band 3 then once they have successfully completed their probationary period, gained the necessary skills and experience detailed the post holder will proceed to a band 4 Support Worker.

The shifts are mainly overnight 2200-0700. You will be working on your own for the entire shift and will need to remain awake and alert to respond to any changes in the child.

We offer an individualised induction programme to ensure that all new starters are supported to be confident and competent with each skill.

Team members provide clinical care into children's homes to allow parents to take a break from their caring responsibilities.

Watch the video below to find out more about the Children's Complex Care Team: https://youtu.be/49n3Rl5gKBo

Main duties of the job
The role of the Children's Complex Care Team is to support children with life limiting and life threatening conditions in their own home.

The Children's Support Workers will work as an integrated member of the Children and Young People's community team in Gloucestershire, providing home-based support and respite care to children with life-limiting conditions. The Children's Support Workers will also undertake a range of delegated patient duties in the community but can act on their own initiative in delivering patient care.

Using a holistic approach the Children's Support Workers provide care and support to parents and siblings to meet the individual needs of child/young person within a community setting.

The Children's Support Workers will provide a safe, stimulating and inviting therapeutic environment, which fulfils the developmental and social needs of the child and family.

This is a developmental role. The post-holder will initially be appointed as a Band 3 Support Worker. Subject to successful completion of the probationary period, Care Certificate, and required competency sign-off, the post-holder will progress to a Band 4 Clinical Support Worker role.

About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details
Date posted: 15 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £31,157 a year per annum. Unsocial payments will be applied to night working
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 327-26-619-B
Job locations: Springbank Resource Centre, Springbank Way, Cheltenham, GL51 0LG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
This is a developmental and supportive role designed to enable the post-holder to gain confidence and competence as a Band 3 Support Worker during the probationary period. Upon successful completion of probation, the post-holder will transition to the Band 4 Clinical Support Worker role.

Progression to Band 4 will be dependent on the post-holder meeting the following criteria:

• Successful completion of the probationary period
• Completion of the Care Certificate
• All statutory and mandatory training completed and maintained as up to date
• Active participation in regular supervision, including discussion of their ongoing development
• Signed off as competent on the range of clinical skills required in order to deliver care to designated children, independently as a lone working. These skills are: Use of Ventilators; Oral Suctioning; Gastrostomy Feeding; Nasogastric Feeding; Jejunostomy Feeding; Blended Diet Feeding; Tracheostomy Care (suction); Epilepsy Care (Including emergency medication); Blood Sugar Testing; Medication Administration; Manual Handling; Personal Care

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application.

Person Specification
Experience (Essential):

• Working with children in a community or health care setting

Experience (Desirable):

• Communication skills with Children who have limited communication skills
• Experience of working without direct supervision
• Clinical experience of clinical tasks

Other (Essential):

• This is a community based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential.

Other (Desirable):

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Qualifications (Essential):

• Willingness to undertake Care Certificate

Specialist Knowledge (Desirable):

• Knowledge and ability to use computers accurately for inputting patient information
• Ability to assess and report on patient's condition both clinical and non-clinical situations to determine appropriate action or care. E.g. If necessary instigate emergency procedure.
• Ability to work in calm manner in often distressing and emotional circumstances.

Personal attributes (Desirable):

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate effectively with service users and the immediate and wider team
• A willingness/ability to learn and train in new topics
• Excellent standard of written communication and report writing

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Springbank Resource Centre, Springbank Way, Cheltenham, GL51 0LG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Leader, Kerry O'Reilly, kerry.o'reilly@ghc.nhs.uk, 03004218299

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