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We are looking to recruit a support worker to work within the Children's Diabetes Team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly person who is able to assist the Multi- disciplinary team in ensuring that all children within the service receive the best possible care.

Good Communication skills and the ability to work well within a team are essential.

The successful post holder will be self-motivated and use their initiative where necessary. Some of the main duties are;

• provide education for children and their families alongside the MDT
• attend out - patients clinics and assist the MDT
• provide some clerical duties
• assist in arranging school visits

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:

• We focus on what matters most
• We treat others how we would like to be treated
• We are passionate and creative in our work
• We do what we say we are going to do
• We are one team and we are best when we work together

The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)