Children's Community Health Care Support Worker | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust


Company:	Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Watford, WD17 3EW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Aug 2026
Closing date:	12 Sept 2026

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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*

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).

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 beCaring, Pioneering, and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We 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 throughrobust and thorough interview and assessment.

• 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 child’s individual needs and respecting patient confidentiality.

• To record appropriately in the patient’s 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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Aug 2026

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