Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (shifts cover Monday - Friday days either 8.30am-4.30pm, 9am-5pm or 10am-6pm)
- Job ref
- 156-6429602
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant (Paediatrics)
Band 3
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic Healthcare Assistants to join our team. You will need to demonstrate evidence of a previous caring role with children or babies.
You will work in a busy paediatric outpatient clinic setting, ensuring that clinics run efficiently and effectively by getting children and young people ready for their appointments. You will build good working relationships with the MDT, as well as children, young people and their families; and rise to the challenge of working within a diverse and ever-changing environment.
Main duties of the job
To work as a skilled member of the ward nursing team, providing a high standard of holistic, family centred care to children / young people and families.
To communicate effectively at all levels with the multi-disciplinary team.
To manage and maintain a child-focused environment where play occurs naturally.
To use theoretical knowledge and evidence based practice to assess, plan,
implement and evaluate therapeutic play interventions.
To document care interventions and outcomes in patient notes.
To develop skills and knowledge and be responsible for own practice.
To promote an awareness of the emotional needs of children in hospital and the importance of play, within the multi-disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level II in Health Care or equivalent. Working towards NVQ level III
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of additional training e.g. Paediatric Observation, Venepuncture, cannulation, ECG
- NVQ Level III in Health Care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad range of experience of working with children / young people in a child care / play / youth in addition working in hospital or community health setting
- Experience of working with children / young people with additional needs, including those with challenging behaviours
- Experience of working with families / carers, as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children/ young people mental health issues
Skills
Essential criteria
- Word processing and internet skills.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of using Maxims, EObs and CORE IT systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Morrison
- Job title
- Lead Nurse, Gwithian Unit
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872253489
- Additional information
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