Liverpool Children's Play and Health Care Worker-Waking Nights

Job summary

Join Lagans Foundation as a Childrens Play and Health Care Worker Waking Nights and make a meaningful difference to a child with complex health needs in their own home in Liverpool.

You will provide safe, attentive and compassionate support throughout the night, helping the child remain comfortable and appropriately monitored. A key part of the role will be supporting the safe use of the childs BiPAP equipment in accordance with their individual care plan.

You do not need previous BiPAP or ventilation experience. We will provide full training, supervision and competency assessment before you undertake these responsibilities independently.

This is a permanent waking-night position, working 10:30pm6:30am on an alternating pattern of two nights one week and three nights the following week, averaging 20 hours per week. You must be able to remain awake, alert and responsive throughout each shift.

You will also complete daytime shifts during your induction and competency period, giving you time to build a positive relationship with the child and family and understand their individual needs and routines.

If you are caring, dependable and passionate about supporting children, we would love to hear from you.

As a Childrens Play and Health Care Worker Waking Nights, you will provide safe, attentive and compassionate one-to-one support to a child with complex health needs in their own home.

Throughout the night, you will remain awake, alert and responsive, monitoring the child in accordance with their individual care plan and agreed night-time routines. Following full training and competency assessment, you will support the safe use of the childs BiPAP equipment, including ensuring that their mask remains appropriately in place and responding as required.

You will recognise changes in the childs presentation and promptly escalating any health, safety or safeguarding concerns.

You will maintain accurate and timely records of observations and the support provided during each shift and communicate effectively with the family, care team and relevant professionals.

During your induction and competency period, you will also undertake daytime shifts to get to know the child and family, understand their routines and communication needs, and complete required competencies before progressing to independent waking-night support.

Lagan's Foundation is a specialist childrens charity dedicated to supporting children and young people with complex health needs and their families. Our care team works closely with families and other professionals to provide safe, compassionate and individualised support that promotes each childs wellbeing, development and quality of life.

We are a values-led organisation where Passion, Resilience, Integrity and Communication, and Empathy guide the way we care for families and work with one another. We believe in building trusted relationships, supporting our colleagues and creating an environment where people feel valued and able to develop.

Joining Lagans Foundation means becoming part of a team that is committed to making a meaningful difference. We invest in our carers through ongoing training, supervision, mentorship and opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Our benefits include 28 days annual leave pro rata, a pension scheme, Health Cash Plan, Perkbox, unlimited counselling, flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options, alongside ongoing training and emotional support.

We welcome diversity, value individuality and are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer.

Hours:
Waking Night Care Worker
20 hours per week (10:30 pm 6:30 am), working 2 nights one week and 3 nights the following week on a rolling rota.

Hourly Rate: £12.82

Role Purpose

As a Childrens Play and Health Care Worker Waking Nights, you will be part of Lagans Foundations specialist care team, providing high-quality, compassionate and attentive support to a child with complex health needs within their own home.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide safe and dependable support throughout the night. You will remain awake, alert and responsive for the full duration of each shift, monitoring the child in accordance with their individual care plan, risk assessments and agreed night-time routines.

A key part of this package involves supporting the child with the safe use of their BiPAP equipment. You do not need to have previous BiPAP or…