Three purpose-built houses, accommodating approximately 25 children in total, provide 24-hour specialist care supported by Nurses, Children’s Support Assistants, Doctors and Therapists.
Rachel is now in a senior role helping to supervise other members of the team ensuring the needs of each individual child is met. Up to nine children are looked after by the team on a round-the-clock basis. Children attend the on-site school from 9.30am-4pm, with a two-hour break...
Kaleigh's story
She first considered nursing as a career after a personal experience caring for someone when they became critically unwell and required emergency support. Her natural instinct kicked in and she just started caring for them, while waiting for the ambulance to arrive, without any formal medical training.
"...My interest spiralled from there and I decided to abandon my course in PR and Italian, and applied to university again to start m...