Children's Community Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

If you are Pioneering , Caring and Inclusive, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team. Ambitious and proud to provide world-class care, everyone who works at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust team plays an important role in making a difference to the care we provide for the Children and Young People.

Would you like to join the Children's Community Nursing Team? Do you have a passion for delivering high quality patient care? We are looking to recruit 2 Paediatric Health care Support workers to join our team.

For this role it is necessary that you are a caring and courteous individual that can work under pressure in a challenging environment. The post holders are required to work as part of the Children's Community Nurses Team in all community settings, including patient homes, special schools and clinics.

There is commitment to ongoing educational development of staff to meet the changing needs of Children's Nursing. The successful candidates will be offered bespoke competency based training, Phlebotomy skills as well as NHS mandatory training relevant to your role.

Support will be provided by registered nurses and experienced Home Care Support Workers so that you gain the knowledge and skills required to care for these children.

The Trust can support Health Care Support Workers to access the Nursing Associate programme. *Proposed interview date: 8th September 2026* Main duties of the job Children's Specialist Nursing requires enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join the staff within this busy team.

Our philosophy is to enhance family centered care, working in partnership with parents and carers and the wider multi-disciplinary team. The posts involve day to day participation in delivering a high quality, caring and efficient service for 0-19 year olds.

The successful candidates will be required to work across the week, both alone and as part of the team. They will be expected to liaise with other healthcare professionals and agencies in a professional manner at all times. Experience of performing Paediatric phlebotomy by venepuncture is not essential, as training will be provided.

You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025.

Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.

About us

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering, and Inclusivein their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose.

We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.

Job description

Job

responsibilities

To obtain venous or capillary blood samples from children and young people. To label specimen bottles accurately and place samples in appropriately labelled bottles and packaging for transporting to the relevant laboratory. To conduct all procedures with an awareness of the childs individual needs and respecting patient confidentiality.

To record appropriately in the patients electronic records in accordance to trust policy. To approach the child with courtesy and give an age appropriate explanation of the procedure. Obtain appropriate consent for the procedure being carried out.

Recognise and respond appropriately to an emergency situation. When carrying out assessments document and sign all results and inform trained nurses/clinicians of abnormal results and outcomes of assessments.

To be responsible for highlighting and identification of child protection concerns to either the Children's Community Nursing Team Leader and Safeguarding lead at the Hertfordshire Community Trust and action concerns through child protection procedures. Overseeing the stores and ensuring stock levels are maintained.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications Essential Good standard of general education including English and Maths to GCSE grade C or equivalent.

Evidence of willingness to undertake relevant study NVQ 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent Desirable First Aid, Health Care related courses Previous Community Phlebotomy Experience Experience Essential Experience in Health, Social, Education or Voluntary setting Previous experience with children & young people in the community.

Awareness of the need for confidentiality Experience of caring for the child/young person with special needs Desirable Ability to contribute to the development of new clinics/services. skills and Abilities Essential Ability to establish and maintain verbal communication. Ability to maintain accurate, timely and contemporaneous records.

Accept delegation and work without direct supervision Good time management skills Basic computer skills in order to write up daily clinical notes, check email, do online training Desirable Experience of running community clinics Clinical skills in Blood pressure monitoring and urinalysis. personal qualities Essential Able to work flexible hours Flexible to meet needs of service Be prepared to work to guidelines and procedures Ability to travel to child or young person's home within West Hertfordshire Ability to remain calm and composed in a challenging situation Other Essential Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) 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.