Main area: Health Care Assistant - Neonates
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term / Secondment)
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Including day shifts, night shifts, bank holidays and weekends)
Job ref: 223-HCN-008
Employer: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford Town
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a health care assistant on the neonatal unit. You will work under the supervision of a trained nurse and will be supported in your role as a HCA. You will work as part of a team with the Multidisciplinary team within Neonatal and Maternity services to ensure high standards of quality care provision on the Neonatal Unit.
If you have a passion for neonates and their families, are a good team player, then please contact us.
Main Duties of the Job
You will:
* Provide nursing care to infants
* Operate medical devices required for the care of the infants
* Assess the infant's condition and perform vital signs observations
* Document and report findings and implement changes in care as instructed
* Perform the following clinical procedures:
* Monitor infants' vital signs with appropriate device
* Collect samples of urine, stool and blood and skin swabs according to local practice
* Perform blood sugar monitoring according to local practice
* Support to insert, use and remove gastric feeding tubes as required
* Initiate basic life support when necessary
* Provide wholistic support to the infant and their family (i.e., nutritional/elimination needs, hygiene)
* Support the mother's choice of feeding (e.g., Breast/bottle)
* Uphold infection control and prevention standards
Working for Our Organisation
The Neonatal Unit at The Princess Royal Hospital is a NNU and consists of 22 cots (2 ITU, 4 HDU and 16 SC). We are part of the West Midlands Operational Delivery Network.
We embrace family-centred care involving parents in all aspects of their baby's care and are proud of the services we deliver. We have a dedicated community team who follows the baby's journey from discharge to help parents and family within the community.
We have achieved stage 1 BFI accreditation and are currently working towards achieving stage 2. We see parents as partners in care and work with each other to deliver the highest standards of care and to provide the best experience for each neonate within the hospital and community settings.
We take pride in what we do and know the positive impact an educated workforce has on our outcomes, hence we have in place bespoke training and support for all staff throughout your employment journey at SaTH. We have an induction and training programme to help you settle into your new role. We actively promote professional development offering opportunities to undertake appropriate training and courses relevant to your role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Mathematics and English
* NVQ level 3 (Health and/or Child care based)
Experience/Skills
* Working with and caring for babies and families
* Experience of using hospital patient record system
* Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
* Experience of providing high quality care
* Previous experience in a neonatal unit/maternity
By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation.
If successful, by completing your application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.
If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.
If you require the application form in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402.
In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
#J-18808-Ljbffr