Children’s Continuing Care Team - Family Support Worker Band 4.
The Children’s Continuing Care Team provides specialist care to children and young people with complex health needs in community settings, 24/7, across Derby and Derbyshire. Therefore, the ability to drive/travel independently is essential.
We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic Band 4 Family Support Workers to join our team. The Band 4 position is a senior role and requires experience working with those receiving long-term ventilation and complex health needs.
These complex health needs vary and can range from epilepsy, enteral feeding, tracheostomy care, to full home ventilation, including some children with life-limiting conditions.
We welcome applications from those with relevant qualifications and experience.
Essential Information
Your shift pattern will depend on the children and young people you are allocated to work with. See further details below:
- Because of the role's nature, staff must enrol in the DBS update service to ensure the safety of the patients and families we care for in the community.
- You'll work a variety of clinical shifts, including nights, weekends, bank holidays, and twilight shifts.
- We also have some day shifts and some long days.
- These shifts will be worked in the Children's Homes, Nursery/Schools, or Respite Centres, or occasionally at Royal Derby Hospital, either as a lone worker or alongside team members when 2 staff are required.
- You will need to move and handle patients weighing up to 70kg with 2 staff/parent, and wear PPE, including FFP masks, as required.
Closing date of applications: 1 April 2026
Interview date: 15 April 2026
About Us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people, and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to operate as a Trust, and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded across all aspects of our work.
In return, we will offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- Ongoing support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits include an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, and car schemes
Key Facts
- We see an average of 4,810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th-busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatient department in England, with an average of 2077 patients per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day, the 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year, we performed almost 33,700 planned surgical operations across our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research-active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
For further details / informal visits, contact:
Name: Laura Kellas
Job title: Clinical Lead
Email address: Laura.kellas@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01332 787225
