Job overview
Band 2 – Healthcare Assistant – The Children’s Ward
We are looking to recruit a band 2 Health Care Assistant who will contribute to the development and delivery of compassionate, high-quality care for children and young people.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for full or part time band 2 Healthcare assistant on The Children’s Ward at Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children. Applicants must have experience in an inpatient setting and have evidence of personal development. Excellent team working and interpersonal skills will be required; and previous paediatric experience is essential.
Your ongoing personal development is important to us and can be tailored to match your needs. We have a practice development team as well as close links with Kingston and St Georges University which offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
For further information about the above post, or to arrange an informal visit please contact Vicky Oades, Senior Sister, on 0208 296 3033 or Lin McGraw Paediatric Matrons on 0208 296 3065
Children’s Services
Women & Children’s Directorate
Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Main duties of the job
To work under the guidance of a trained nurse providing personal care to children and Young people admitted to ward
Undertake vital signs
Provide enteral feeding needs to children with complex needs
Supporting children and people with mental health crisis
Extended skills, such as ECG and venepuncture with training
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job summary
Working under the direct supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse who delegates tasks to the post holder. The Healthcare Assistant (HCA) will deliver high quality nursing care to children and young people (CYP), as part of a team. The post holder is responsible for their own practice, working within the defined limits of competence and within the scope of the role. The registered nurse retains accountability for the care delivered by the HCA
Clinical Duties
·Deliver clinical care to children and young people as required within set protocols, competencies and within the scope of the health care assistant remit.
·Deliver agreed standards of nursing care under the direct supervision of the registered nurse who retains accountability.
·Ensure that nursing care is patient focused and that compassionate, patient centred care is delivered at all times.
·Ensure due regard is given to the trust values, customs and spiritual beliefs of patients and that equity of care is maintained at all times.
·Actively maintain effective communication with the registered nurse who is supervising the care and with other disciplines. Actively communicate with children and young people, (CYP), and their families and at all times.
·Keep up-to-date accurate nursing records, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times reporting back to the registered nurse and ensuring that records are countersigned by the RN.
·Provide direct care to the CYP within his / her own level of competence as delegated by the registered nurse. .
·Work with nursing and other healthcare professions, patients and their relatives/carers to assist in the timely discharge.
·Ensure competency in use of and safe maintenance of all medical devices within the sphere of responsibility.
·Report all serious untoward clinical incidents in the appropriate manner to the registered nurse or the senior nurse on duty.
·To develop an understanding of Information & Clinical Governance / Risk Management.
·Ensure confidentiality at all times.
·Assist with all clerical and housekeeping duties including:
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
2. Care certificate
3. Experience as HCA or experience with Children
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
4. •Experience working with children
5. •Experience of working within a ward/hospital in a caring role
6. •Experience of documenting patient information digitally
7. •Understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
______________________________________________________ Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at: Telephone: 02082963786 Text: 07501066267 Email: @. Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm. ______________________________________________________
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
NameVicky OadesJob titleWard ManagerEmail addressTelephone number0208 296 3033