Advanced Healthcare Assistant Grimsby
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity on our Inpatient Ward and Assessment Unit for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team of paediatric nursing staff. Working alongside Registered Nurses, AHCAs, Hospital Play Specialists, medical and surgical colleagues and the multi-disciplinary team This is a permanent post for 30 hrs/wk. Support will be given through induction and ongoing training. You will need to have an understanding of the needs of children in hospital, a knowledge of child development and the importance of play for children. You will need excellent communication skills, listening and resonding to children, parents/caers and the wider team. An understanding of the care needs for children in hospital is important, along with knowledge and understanding of safeguarding processes As a member of the nursing team you will undertakes duties and have responsibilities for direct patient care, cleanliness of the ward environment, undertaking safety checks and administration tasks. Duties will be assigned by and carried out under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Where additional skills training is identified as required by the job description, the post holder will not undertake these duties until training has been undertaken (except as part of the supervised learning experience). Duties within this job description will be delegated by a Registered Nurse. We’re a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people. We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them. To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/ Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
