Family Support Worker

You will be required to work a variety of clinical shifts including nights, weekends, bank holidays and twilight shifts, we also have a number of day shifts. These shifts will be worked in the Children's Homes, Nursery/Schools, Respite Centres or occasionally at Royal Derby Hospital either as a lone worker or working alongside members of the team when 2 staff are required.

You will be required to move and handle patients up to 70kg with 2 people staff/parent and wear PPE including FFP masks when the child is positive to coronavirus and when required during throughout the Aerosol generating procedures.

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic Family Support Workers to join our team as a Band 3 / Band 4 (dependent on qualification and experience).

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 work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development


• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.



• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes


Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.


• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.


• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.



• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.


• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in 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.