We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant and/or a Health Care Phlebotomist to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team based at Southend Hospital .
The successful person will be caring, well-organised and will enjoy working with children and their families. The post involves working in the Paediatric Outpatient Department, which sees children aged 0-16years of age.
If successful you will make a major contribution to the efficient running of the department. Duties will include undertaking both clinical and clerical procedures.
The post involves working flexibly Monday to Friday between the hours of 08.00 – 18.00hrs. The clinic timetable varies from week to week, requiring a flexible working pattern to cover the clinic needs.
Please note that this vacancy may close early due to number of applications.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant and/or a Health Care Phlebotomist to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team.
Departmental Objectives
To provide a range of services with its foundation in Family Centered Care.
To provide Paediatric services in line with local and national standards.
To treat children efficiently and in a timely manner in accordance with the guidance laid out in the National Service Framework 2
To provide high quality services, evidenced by regular audit, with medical and nursing practice well founded upon the latest available research.
The Paediatric Outpatient Department provides a variety of general and specialist clinics children and young people requiring paediatric outpatient services between the ages of 0-16 years (with the exception of Dentistry, Opthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT and Orthopaedic's.) The Paediatric Outpatient Department serve children requiring outpatient reviews by Paediatrician's, General Surgeons, Rheumatology Consultants, Oral Surgeons, Paediatric Dieticians, Dermatologists and other specialist multi disciplinary professionals.
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a 'one workforce' cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education, and experience of Healthcare Assistants.
Successful candidates to this role will be able to access the additional support provided by the HCA Academy following their induction with MSEFT. This includes development opportunities, pastoral support, staff rewards and access to HCA exclusive resources such as HCA App.
Are you looking for an exciting Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application