# Healthcare Support Worker Band 3 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker-band-3/d9a4aafe-bab2-421e-be98-c4866ee86d0e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker-band-3/d9a4aafe-bab2-421e-be98-c4866ee86d0e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, St Mary's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:00 till 16:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T10:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T09:20:55.356Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Kettering/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_Support_Worker_Band/Healthcare_Support_Worker_Band-v8351912 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8351912?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Community Childrens Nurses provide care to Children with Long Term and Life Limiting Conditions from birth to 18 years of age. We are looking for an individual to work across our Long Term Conditions Team and Home Respite Team. The Home Respite Team is a county wide service consisting of healthcare support workers who provide short sessional support for children with on-going health needs within their own home and community settings. The Care Support Workers work closely with the trained staff to meet the needs of the children and their families and provide family Centered Holistic Care. When not delivering respite the post holders will be running small clinics for children requiring overnight saturations recordings, managing the essential equipment and supplies used by the nursing teams and families and supporting the trained nurses in meeting the needs of the children. The post holder will be lone working and must have access to a vehicle for work use. We want to recruit forward thinking, dynamic members of staff into this permanent position. The post holder will be part of a small established service, working with colleagues who present with enthusiasm for innovative and high standards of practice. They will be able to work autonomously and under direct supervision. ### Main duties of the job As a healthcare support worker within the Respite Team the post holder will be working alongside the Community Childrens Nurses who will assess children and plan their care prior to the Support worker offering sessions, the role requires you work alongside children with varying conditions and health needs, to support families in caring for their child and supporting the wellbeing of the child and extended family. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be delivering play support and personal care including Nasogastric Feeding, Gastrostomy feeding and Oxygen therapy. Full training will be given. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Behaviours and Values **Essential** - Approachable and accessible to colleagues and across multi agencies - Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change - Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment - Able to deal with interruptions/queries from colleagues throughout the day. - Able to work within another organization’s environment maintaining confidentiality at all times ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience and knowledge of working with children with additional health needs and complex health needs. - Experience of working within a community setting - Recognized Qualification in Child Care - Demonstrable excellent customer service - Experience of engaging and communicating effectively with people at all levels - Understanding of safeguarding procedures in accordance with local procedures - Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work use **Desirable** - Experience within NHS service - Knowledge of System One ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 816.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10677355) - [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.