Advanced Children's Play and Health Care Worker
| Company: | Lagan's Foundation |
|---|---|
| Salary: | from £29,484 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Greater Manchester |
| Working pattern: | Field-based |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Ready to Take Your Complex Care Experience Further?
Do you have hands-on experience supporting children with complex health needs, including tracheostomy care?
Can you combine strong clinical skills with compassion, confidence and calm decision-making?
Do you want to use your experience to make a meaningful difference to children and their families?
If so, you may be exactly who we’re looking for.
Salary: £29484 per annum (£15.12 per hour)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Shifts: Monday to Sunday on a rolling rota, within our core operating hours of 6:00am–10:00pm
About Lagan’s Foundation
Lagan’s Foundation is a specialist children’s charity providing home health care, respite and support to families of children and young people aged 0–19 with complex health needs.
We work alongside families in their own homes and communities, providing individualised care that reflects each child’s health needs, communication, routines and preferences.
Our support also provides parents and carers with valuable respite and the reassurance that their child is receiving safe, compassionate and skilled care.
No two children, families or shifts are the same.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Advanced Children’s Play & Health Care Worker – Carer Level 3 to join our specialist care team.
This is not an entry-level care role.
You will already have experience supporting children or young people with complex or high-dependency health needs and, importantly for this position, you must have previous tracheostomy care experience.
Working in children’s own homes and communities, you will provide safe, compassionate and individualised care while supporting families with much-needed respite.
Depending on the child you are supporting, care may include respiratory support, airway management, feeding, seizure management, medication, personal care, positioning, communication support and other specialist interventions.
What You’ll Be Doing
Provide safe, high-quality care to children and young people with complex and high-dependency health needs
Deliver clinical interventions within your assessed competencies
Provide tracheostomy care and support
Recognise changes in a child’s condition and escalate concerns appropriately
Administer medication safely in accordance with care plans and training
Support personal care, feeding, positioning, mobility, communication and respiratory needs
Work confidently within individual care plans, risk assessments and clinical protocols
Build professional and trusting relationships with children and their families
Maintain accurate care and clinical records
Support and mentor other carers in good clinical practice
Work closely with Team Leaders, our Clinical Lead and other health and care professionals
Maintain mandatory training, professional development and clinical competencies
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification or higher
Previous hands-on tracheostomy care experience
Experience in complex/high-dependency care
Experience supporting children or young people with significant health needs
Experience providing personal care and medication support
Confidence working independently within a family home
Ability to remain calm and respond appropriately to changes in a child’s condition
Excellent communication skills
Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle with business-use insurance
Enhanced DBS covering the Child and Adult Workforce
Advanced Clinical Competencies
Tracheostomy care experience is essential.
Experience and competency in one or more of the following would also be advantageous:
NP suction / airway clearance
Rescue medication for epilepsy/seizure management
TPN management
CPAP / BiPAP support
Advanced airway management
All successful candidates will complete Lagan’s Foundation’s required internal competency assessments and Level 3 clinical sign-off before carrying out relevant procedures independently.
What Makes Care at Lagan’s Different?
Technical competence is essential, but it isn’t everything.
When you enter a family’s home as a Lagan’s carer, you are being trusted with someone incredibly important to them. We look for carers who understand that excellent complex care is also about dignity, consistency, patience, communication and trust.
Some children we support may communicate verbally and be active within their community. Others may communicate non-verbally, have limited mobility or require significant clinical support throughout their care.
Good care looks different for every child.
We want you to understand the individual you are supporting, work safely within their care plan and provide families with reliable and compassionate support.
Our Values
Passion – Taking pride in providing excellent care and making a meaningful difference to families.
Resilience – Remaining calm, dependable and adaptable when caring for children with complex needs.
Integrity & Communication – Being honest, professional and clear, following care plans and speaking up when something isn’t right.
Empathy – Understanding that every child and family’s circumstances are different and providing support without judgement.
Why Join Lagan’s Foundation?
£26,325 annual salary (£13.50 per hour)
28 days holiday (FTE)
Pension scheme
Health Cash Plan through Hospital Saturday Fund
Perkbox
Unlimited counselling
Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options
Specialist clinical training and competency development
Regular supervision and support
Ongoing professional development
Opportunities for career progression, including senior care, leadership and further clinical qualifications
Be You, With Us
At Lagan’s Foundation, we embrace diversity, value individuality and recognise the different experiences and perspectives people bring to our organisation.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and employment.
Interested?
If you are an experienced complex-care professional with tracheostomy experience and want to use your skills to provide safe, individualised and compassionate care to children and families, we would love to hear from you.
Apply with your CV through Indeed, email applications@lagans.org.uk, or call 01204 800304 for an informal chat.
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