Skip to main content
Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Child Health
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
251-FCSS1194-HCSW
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Town
Winchester
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Healthcare Support Worker - Sophie's Place

Band 3

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

 

Job overview

Band 3  Children's Health Care Support Worker

An opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Healthcare Support Worker to join the team on Sophie's Place  caring for children and young people in both our outpatients department and acute assessment ward. If you looking for a new challenge we are interested in hearing from you! This is an opportunity to work with children with a range of medical and surgical needs and to learn new clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

Sophie’s Place is a children's day assessment ward and outpatients service at Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Winchester site) seeing children and young people of all ages. 

Within this varied role, you will work along the registered nursing staff to ensure that high quality care is delivered to the children and their families. Excellent communication skills with children and young people are key to successfully engaging with them to  assess their care needs.

The role will be varied, with opportunities to learn many additional skills such as performing blood tests  and lung function testing on children. 

We will provide you with the opportunities and support to develop further skills that will enable you to extend and enhance the role.

Working for our organisation

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent or above in Health or Health and Social Care or working towards or NVQ child care/NEEB/City & Guilds
Desirable criteria
  • Basic understanding of normal child development

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • One years’ experience working with children and general public.
  • Previous experience in a Health/Health Social Care role
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria
  • Able to work without direct supervision.
  • IT literate

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Katie Hulbert
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01962824223
Additional information

 

Katie Hulbert Ward sister

Tel:    01962824223  

Email:   [email protected]

Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies