Senior Healthcare Assistant Southampton
Job description
Southampton Children’s Hospital is looking for Band 3 Health Care Assistants to support vacanciesacross our Children's hospital. You will be required to support the ward teams in looking after a range of patients within their specific specialities . You will be required to work across all shift patterns to support the ward in ensuring safe staffing for our patients and colleagues. As part of this opportunity you will be supported to complete your care certificate if you have not already done so as well as looking at further development opportunities. Please note that in the current climate there may be times when you are asked to cover shifts in other areas across the Trust which will include night shifts. 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. What we can offer you Southampton Children’s hospital is a 115 bedded hospital catering for both local and regional children from the Wessex Region including the Channel Isles. Southampton’s Children’s Hospital is a Major Paediatric Trauma Centre in the region The children’s hospital provides specialist intensive and high dependency care, regional neurological and neuro surgery, regional orthopaedic, urology, general, renal and ear nose and throat surgery and is the regional oncology centre. The children hospital has a dedicated children’s emergency department, day surgical / medical unit, children’s outpatients and Bursledon House which is a specialist unit treating a range of conditions. Southampton Children’s Hospital is a centre for paediatric research projects Within the site also sits our tertiary level 3 medical and surgical neonatal unit Our specialist paediatric consultants, nurses and wider healthcare teams offer a wide range of diagnosis, treatment and support facilities for children and their parents The Children’s Hospital offers many learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to with support from ward based Clinical Facilitators and a central Paediatric Education Team We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Your Responsibilities You will be working in a team that consists of both qualified and unqualified staff at Southampton Children’s Hospital, based at the Southampton General site. JADW is the Children’s hospitals day ward which predominately runs from 7.30 am to 20.00hrs Mon to Friday. Some weekend working will be required. The unit is both a surgical and medical day unit meeting the needs of both the local population and tertiary referrals. Specialist nurses support the nursing team with the medical care that is given to the children on JADW. The unit cares for children from the ages of 3 months to 18 years. The unit strives to deliver high quality day care to the children and their families. PB is a paediatric oncology unit with 12 inpatient beds and day ward facilities caring for children 0-16 years. The ward supports multidisciplinary working across nursing, medical and therapy services. The ward caters for children across the Wessex Network as well as with external agencies such as palliative and community services. What you’ll do Assist in the provision of high standard individualised care, under the supervision of the registered nurse/ practitioner and others in the health care professional team. Work in a collaborative and co-operative manner, and to recognise and respect their particular contribution within the care team. Acknowledge personal beliefs and wishes of patients. Communicate with individuals in ways, which are appropriate and take account of individual needs and requests Undertake, record, report and escalate information relating to care accurately and in timely wa What we’re looking for We would love to hear from you if you are keen to develop clinical skills and looking for a challenge of working in a busy and varied paediatric environment. We will provide a supportive and comprehensive induction process to enable you to complete your Care certificate and integrate into our team. We are looking for people with excellent communication skills both verbally and written, you will need to be a team player as well as being able to use initiative and work independently as required. Additional information Interviews will be held on Tuesday 14th November 2023 Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
