Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Children's Support Worker
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Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
About the Role
Have you got a Nursery nursing qualification or BTEC equivalent - then we are looking for YOU. You will be a core member of the Assessment and Intervention Nursery team based at The Orchards Nursery, Milton Regis. In this role, you will observe children, deliver both clinical and non-clinical care, and complete written reports.
The nursery supports preschool-aged children with a range of learning disabilities, and some children may also have physical difficulties. The nursery’s ethos is centred on assessing children through observation within the Assessment Nursery. Where appropriate, children may then attend the Intervention Nursery to support their development through the use of SMART targets.
You will undertake a wide and varied range of clinical, administrative, and supportive tasks as directed by the Team Leader for Children’s Short Breaks.
The role also involves contributing to the assessment of children’s health and social care needs, reflecting on and participating in reviews of care as part of the wider team, and supporting the development and implementation of care plans for both the children and the service.
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Daily Activities
- 2 intervention sessions a day (4 days a week) with a group of children shared with the nursery team
- 1 day a week is set aside for the assessment nursery where you will take part in observing a child and at the end of 12 weeks writing up a report using a framework.
- Personal care
- Writing reports which are checked by registered nurse
- Play based activities to encourage development
- Supporting with physiotherapy exercises
- Supporting with speech & language plans
- Supporting fluid and nutrition
- Risk assessment
Job Details
We are recruiting 2 x part time roles 22.5 and 30hrs per week.
Important Notices
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
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About Us
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.
We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.
We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Ann Fagg
- Job title: Lead Nurse
- Email address: ann.fagg1@nhs.net
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