Paediatric Brain Injury Support Worker - Night Shifts

Paediatric Brain Injury Support Worker - Night Shifts

This role involves providing dedicated support and care to a young male client with a brain injury, dystonia, and epilepsy. The successful candidate will work night shifts, monitoring the client's condition, delivering personalized care, administering medication, and providing emotional support. Previous experience in supporting young children with similar conditions is essential.

The Paediatric Brain Injury Support Worker will be responsible for monitoring the client's condition, delivering personalized care routines, administering medication, providing emotional support and companionship, maintaining accurate records, and collaborating with healthcare professionals and family members to ensure comprehensive care.

Libertatem Healthcare Group is a registered provider with the Care Quality Commission and CIW in Wales, offering high-quality care and support to clients who have sustained personal injuries or suffered from medical negligence. The organization operates on a national basis, putting the client's independence at the center of everything they do.

Paediatric Brain Injury Support Worker – Sketty – Night Shifts - Bank Cover

We are seeking dedicated support workers to join our team on night shifts for our new client in Sketty, Swansea. Our client is a young male who has a brain injury, dystonia and epilepsy. He is PEG fed and requires suctioning, so experience and/or prior knowledge and training for these are ideal; training can be provided.

Previous experience supporting young children is essential.

Shift times: 9pm – 7.30am, 7 nights per week.

Pay: £18 per hour.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring client’s condition through the night
• Delivering personalised care routines
• Administering medication
• Providing emotional support and companionship
• Maintaining accurate records of care provided and reporting any changes in client’s conditions
• Collaborating with healthcare professionals and family members to ensure comprehensive care

Requirements:

• Paediatric experience, preferably in a similar role working with brain injuries, PEG, epilepsy and dystonia
• Relevant qualifications in health and social care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Compassionate, patient, and empathetic nature
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexibility to work the specified hours

• Relevant qualifications in health and social care, as well as previous experience supporting young children, preferably in a similar role working with brain injuries, PEG, epilepsy, and dystonia

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.