NurtureCare provides care for children and young people with complex health needs across the East Midlands, including Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

There are many options to get care including: personal health budget / direct payment, self-referral, apply for funding through your local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) or through litigation.

Care is usually provided at the child’s home, but occasionally we are asked to provide care in school, short break settings and hospital.

NurtureCare is unique in that we care exclusively for children and young people. We care for children from birth, right through to when they transition into adult care. (0 – 29 years)

We care for a wide range of complex health needs in children and young people across the East Midlands and can range from behavioural conditions, severe physical impairment and end of life service users.

NurtureCare can provide 24/7 care and is available 365 days a year. We are able to provide more than one carer on a shift.

Please note our minimum shift is four hours.

NurtureCare will provide Level 1, 2 or 3 carers, or specialist children’s nurses, dependent on the level of care required. All staff will have gone through our rigorous recruitment process, have a valid DBS (criminal) check, and will have been trained sufficiently to be deemed competent to care for your child.

We understand that each family dynamic is different. This is why we involve our service users in our recruitment process, and profile match our carers with our service users. We will only select carers and nurses who fit your profile to care for your child.

If for what ever reason you wish to change a carer, all you have to do is let our admin team know and we can begin making adjustments.

We will always try to accommodate a change where possible, providing we have been given sufficient notice. We may be able to swap some of your hours around to accommodate, or you may be able to make the necessary arrangements with whoever is commissioning your care.

You will be told if there will be any additional people attending a shift in advanced. Such people may include clinical educators attending to do some training for your child, carers attending to shadow an experienced carer for training or assessment nurses.

NurtureCare have invested in a robust cloud based shift management platform that helps our staff stay on top of their rota and any further opportunities, and also you as service users. You are able to log into your secure dashboard and see a schedule of who is coming to your upcoming shifts.

If you wish to cancel a shift, you can simply call our office during office hours, or our on-call service to let us know. We require at least 24 hours’ notice, failure to give appropriate notice may mean NurtureCare will still charge for the shift.

NurtureCare will always try to accommodate you and provide a flexible service where possible. If you need to increase the hours of care for a special occasion, we may look at moving your existing hours to accommodate, or making special arrangements with your commissioning group.

Simply head over to our Careers website to see and apply for our available opportunities online.

We have care packages in Nottinghamshire and surrounding counties. Numerous shifts are available, which tend to be early morning, afternoons, evenings and nights including weekends. Carers are consulted regarding the hours of shifts.

Current salaries are as shown on in our adverts. Head over to our Careers website to see and apply for our available opportunities online.

All carers will need to be signed off by our team of Clinical Educator’s as competent for each child they are matched to. We have a robust training and induction programme which includes some mandatory training and yearly refresher workshops. We have also opened a Children’s Healthcare Training Academy which our staff benefit from, as well as external agencies.

Yes – we have three levels of carers, each increasing in salary and responsibilities. We actively encourage and train all carers who have the potential to reach level three.

Ideally we would like candidates to have NVQ Level 2 and/or Level 3 in Health and Social Care, with experience of caring for children. However, at entry level, candidates are assessed individually.

Yes, all care staff are required to wear a NurtureCare polo shirt.

Yes, as you will be working with vulnerable children and young people, you are required to have an enhanced DBS check as part of the recruitment process.

We do not receive a copy of your DBS, it is sent straight to your address which you specify on your application. You are expected to share the original copy with NurtureCare. If there is anything you wish to disclose or discuss with us prior to applying for your DBS, you can contact our head office and speak with our recruitment lead.

We take complaints and feedback very seriously and handle all matters in the strictest of confidence. Please read our Complaints Policy, which outlines how to make a complaint and how your complaint will be handled.

If you have any concerns, you can discuss these with the on-call service at any time. These will be handled in a professional and confidential manner. Your concern may be escalated, or another course of action may be deemed necessary once NurtureCare has done the appropriate investigations.

We welcome all feedback as this helps us gather insight into what’s working well and what needs improving. If you wish to provide feedback, you can email, call, or write to us, or discuss with your NurtureCare appointed lead.

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