Have you got experience with children and looking for a new challenge? Come and join our team at Broomfield Hospital Paediatrics as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant.
This is an exciting role, the successful applicant will be taught vital skills across a range of paediatric areas regarding caring for children from 10 days till their 16th birthday with a variety of conditions.
You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of high standards of care to children and young people who present with medical and complex needs.
In this role you will support and training will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for specified children and young people in a dynamic Paediatric ward according to their individual needs.
You will work with the team flexibly across the children's unit to create a caring and safe environment for children, young people and their families.
You will learn how to assess and recognise clinical deterioration in patients and report to the nurse/doctor in charge of their care by means of monitoring and recording the patient’s condition.
• Performs clinical baseline observations
• Orientates patient and relatives to the environment
• Follows plan of care, reports any changes in the patient’s condition
• Contributes with suggestions and ideas for action
• Reports results of any intervention to nurse in charge
• Records and documents episodes of care in accordance with guidelines
• Undertake daily quality control check on glucometer
• Ensure adequate stock levels are maintained
• Cannulate/venipuncture, take blood samples when requested to
• Provide support to children and young people experiencing mental health issues
For more main duties, please refer to the attached job description/personal specification.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
We look forward to your application. Please refer to the job description for more details on main duties
This advert closes on Saturday 5 Apr 2025