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Band 3 Health Care Assistant Children's Complex Care
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit Band 3 Health Care Assistants. The team supports children with complex health needs in their own homes and schools. We are looking for confident innovative HCA's to join our Children's Complex Care team working across Birmingham.
You will participate in the provision of basic nursing care and specialist care for children who have a range of complex disabilities due to chronic disease, congenital abnormalities, trauma, or who are terminally ill and at the end of their life. The post holder will work as part of the nursing team and supporting the other members of the multi-disciplinary Team. The post holder may be required to work within the service user's home / a hospital / hospice / school, or day centre environment depending upon their individual needs at that time
Main duties of the job
The role involves delivering care to children in a variety of settings, including home and school. The successful candidate will be trained in a variety of clinical skills such as gastrostomy feeding, suction, oxygen therapy using a competency based framework. You will received continued support in the role.
You will need a good level of basic education including computer skills and at least NVQ level 3 in a child or young adult related subject or equivalent level of experience related subject. Experience working with children who are ventilated or have complex health problems would be beneficial but not essential. It is also important the successful candidate is innovative in providing play and learning opportunities for the children.
You will need to be flexible in the community setting and a good team player and be able to develop collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services and agencies.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Details
- Date posted: 21 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 3
- Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 820-8035652-CF
- Job locations: Landsdowne Health Centre, Sparkbrook Community Health Centre, Birmingham, B18 7EE, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children with complex health needs
- Willingness to work in health care and education environment with complex care needs children
- Able to work with minimal supervision in MDT (once competencies achieved) Ability to stay calm in stressful situations
Personal qualities
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to team working
- Able to demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of individuals from diverse social and cultural groups.
- Able to think creatively and prioritise in a busy environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Skills / knowledge
Essential
- Ability to provide nursing care sensitively, taking into account the client's culture, beliefs and wishes.
- Awareness of health and safety in the workplace
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
- Competent IT skills
- Knowledge of the needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population.
- Knowledge of policies and procedures related to safeguarding adults and children
Qualifications / training
Essential
- NVQ/RQF Level 3 in a child or young adult related subject or equivalent in child-care of health and social care,
- Evidence of literacy / numeracy skills [GCSE or equivalent].
- Be willing to undertake competency based training with annual updates as a minimum.
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This advert is for Band 3 Children's Complex Care Health Care Assistant ** with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Landsdowne Health Centre, Sparkbrook Community Health Centre, Birmingham, B18 7EE, United Kingdom, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25760.00 to £27476.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Sep 2026.
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