Job summary
This is a fantastic time to join our vibrant and friendly paediatric team as we areevolving and expanding the Paediatric Emergency Department at WRH. It is a busy department which offers extensive learning and development opportunities unique to an urgent care setting. We see a wide range of patients who require fast effective nursing care which encompasses many fields of expertise and specialities, whilst maintaining a child friendly atmosphere, and ensuring the child is at the centre of all we do. There are exciting times ahead as our paediatric team increases, and due to move into a brand new department within the next few months.
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
1. Best services for local people
2. Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
3. Best use of resources
4. Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support professionally qualified staff in providing quality care for infants, children and young people (ICYP). This is a generic job description, which covers the range of duties that a healthcare assistant (direct patient care) may be required to undertake.
In addition the role will require the post holder to competently and regularly undertake Clerical and administrative duties as part of daily workload in line with service needs
The particular duties to be undertaken by the post holder will be determined by the department manager. Objectives, performance and training needs will be regularly reviewed in accordance with the Trusts Performance review guidelines.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
5. Basic numeracy, good verbal and written communication skills. Legible handwriting. Ability to maintain high standards of patient care and work with a confidential manner. Basic IT Skills including access email
Experience
Essential
6. Previous experience of working as a Health Care Assistant in an acute hospital environment/ outpatient/day case setting
Qualifications
Essential
7. Basic Education NVQ level 2 in Care
Desirable
8. Previous experience of working as a Health Care Assistant in an acute hospital environment/ outpatient/day case setting