Specialist Carer Grade 6 (Band 3 equivalent)

You’ll join an award-winning, certified Outstanding Team who hold the highest standards for holistic paediatric palliative care. 95% of families surveyed reported having a very positive experience of Noah’s Ark. You’ll help bring that number even higher.

You’ll receive extensive ongoing training, led by our dedicated Learning and Development Team, so you can deliver the very best care. When you’re not providing support out in the community, you’ll be based at our hospice building The Ark, set on a 7.5-acre nature reserve.

You’ll start with 27 days holiday, rising by a day every year up to 30 days, life assurance, and a generous pension plan. We also have free parking, subsidised meals from our in-house café, and a dedicated wellbeing team who put on regular events for the charity.

You’ll join a workplace where staff engagement scores above the hospice average, with 92% of staff feeling they are able to be their full selves at work.

We’re expanding our team and are looking for more Specialist Carers to join our charity. You’ll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who empower children and families to experience as much life as possible.

As a Specialist Carer, you’ll provide life-changing care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. You’ll do this by working in collaboration with their family, multidisciplinary teams and your Noah’s Ark colleagues.

You’ll be encouraged to put the experience of children and families at the heart of all you do. In addition to understanding their clinical needs, you’ll get to know what’s important to each child you support. Whether it’s their favourite song, how they like to play, or what consoles them when they are sad, you’ll treat each child as an individual. You’ll focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations, and support them to experience things they may never have thought possible.

By providing care for children at our state-of-the-art building, The Ark, or out in the community, you’ll enable parents and carers to take some time for themselves. The hours of care you provide will make a huge difference, allowing them to live life outside of their child’s condition. By creating this time, you’ll be creating choice for families.

Your commitment to children and families will continue through end-of-life care. You’ll be a guiding, reassuring presence for families and work with other healthcare professionals to create as much comfort as possible.

We exist to help babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. Our mission is to enable those we support to enjoy life as children, not patients; as families, not just as carers.

Because everyone deserves to live life as themselves, beyond their condition or circumstances. We listen to families and tailor our services to each individual. We can support from diagnosis onward.

Our help is available wherever needed. Our expert staff and trained volunteers can provide support in a family’s home, in the community, or at our building, The Ark, in Barnet. We collaborate with NHS Trusts and other care providers to deliver the best support to children and families. We strive to create a space where children with complex needs are accepted, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence.

This role may be perfect for you if you are currently, or have been, a Healthcare Assistant. At Noah’s Ark you’ll have the opportunity to build on your experience and be trained to a more specialist level.

We’re expanding our team and are looking for more Specialist Carers to join our charity. You’ll be joining an award-winning, certified Outstanding team, who work to empower children and families to experience as much life as possible.

As a Specialist Carer, you’ll provide life-changing care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. You’ll collaborate with families, multidisciplinary teams, and other Noah’s Ark colleagues.

You’ll be encouraged to put the experience of children and families at the heart of all you do. You’ll understand their clinical needs, and learn what’s important to each child you support. Whether it’s their favourite song, how they like to play, or what soothes them when they are sad, you’ll ensure each child is treated as an individual. You’ll focus on what children can do, rather than their limitations, and support them to experience things they may never have thought possible.

By providing care for children at The Ark or out in the community, you’ll enable parents and carers to take time for themselves. The hours of care you provide will make a huge difference, allowing them to live life outside of their child’s condition. By creating this time, you’ll be creating choice for families.

Your commitment to children and families will continue through end-of-life care. You’ll be a guiding, reassuring presence for families and work with other healthcare professionals to create as much comfort as possible.

You’ll have experience working with babies, children and young people in a health, education or social setting. You’ll understand the power of play and will enjoy creating experiences and activities for those you care for.

We look for individuals who share our core values of kindness, excellence and courage. We’ll support you to go above and beyond to be there for the children and families we support – we ask you to share this mission with us.

You’ll thrive working autonomously, confident in delivering care on your own in the community. You’ll know the value of collaboration, and will work closely with your team, other healthcare professionals and the families you support to provide the best care. Creativity and play will be central to your approach, with the ability to build long-term relationships with the children and families you care for.

You will be available to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, nights and weekends. You will have a full UK driving licence and access to your own car. You will be paid for travel time, reimbursed for car parking and will have a generous mileage allowance.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. We interview all applications with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this role, and consider them based on abilities. Our Diversity Council is working to construct positive changes within our charity and we particularly welcome applications from groups under-represented in our staff.

This role requires an enhanced DBS disclosure with Child Barring. Our recruitment checks, induction, ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding the families we support.

Please note we will only be accepting direct applications for this role. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, we advise you to submit your application as early as possible.