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Home Respite Team: Healthcare Support Worker Band 3

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Kettering, NN15 7PW £25,760 – £27,476 a year Permanent Posted 1 September 2026 Apply by 15 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Kettering

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Role description

Job summary

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.

About us

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TH310-CH

Job locations

Sudborough House

St Mary’s Hospital, 77 London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be delivering play support and personal care including Nasogastric Feeding, Gastrostomy feeding and Oxygen therapy. Full training will be given.

Person Specification

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

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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