Band 2 Paediatric Health Care Support Worker - Paediatrics

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Make a passion and a career come together

Do you have experience of working with children or young people and an interest in working within a healthcare environment?

If the answer is Yes, then University Hospitals Birmingham want to hear from you!

We are seeking individuals who have a caring, compassionate nature and who enjoy working with children and families.

You will need to have a professional attitude, be passionate about providing high quality care, be dynamic and keen to learn.

We have full and part-time positions available; shift patterns include days and nights over a seven day period. Staff are required to work across the paediatric service at Heartlands & Good Hope Hospital.

Our core vision for children and young people's services, builds on the UHB Vision and Strategy to build healthier lives, ensuring the services we provide gives children the best start in life and transition to adulthood. We strive to provide safe, high quality care to all of the children in our diverse population whilst promoting a family centred, partnership approach to care.

This role will enable you to develop your knowledge and skills in children's healthcare, learn to work within a highly skilled professional team and open potential career pathways for you within the children's nursing speciality.

Main duties of the job

Children and young people accessing our services have a variety of healthcare requirements.

We have a high number of patients admitted with an acute illness and also a large cohort of patients who have a chronic illness. Our team also support children who have vulnerabilities, safeguarding requirements and mental health needs. Meeting the holistic, individualised needs of all the children is an essential part of a healthcare worker role.

As a Health Care Assistant within our team you will participate in providing nursing care to all patients requiring assessment, observation, admission or elective care.

Your responsibilities include communicating effectively and confidently with your colleagues, children, young people and their families whilst demonstrating empathy and compassion.

Delivering personal hygiene cares whilst respecting dignity and assisting children with essential fluid and dietary needs. You will learn to record observations on an electronic platform and work collaboratively with the nursing team to escalate concerns and identify deterioration early.

You may be required to complete nursing documentation therefore you must have the ability to enter written information accurately and clearly.

We have a specialist paediatric education team that will support you to achieve your potential.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

04 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 to £23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9000338PM

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Functional skills Level 2 English Language and Maths Qualification or GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English Language

Desirable

*Care Certificate or evidence or Training & Development associated with Health Care Support Worker role
*Level 2/3 NVQ/ Diploma in Health

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working with children or young people
*Experience of working / participating as part of a team.
*Evidence of ability to work using own initiative and under minimal supervision
*Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the role and tasks involved
*Can articulate the reasons for training/ standards of practice and behaviour and how these may be demonstrated / relate to patient care and safety

Desirable

*Minimum of 6 months experience in a care environment in the last 12 months
*Experience with supporting children with medical needs, mental health needs, learning disabilities

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Good communication skills -- written and oral
*Good time keeping
*Ability to work with competing priorities
*Flexible approach to shift patterns and place of work this may include working in different practice settings in different locations dependent upon service need

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Functional skills Level 2 English Language and Maths Qualification or GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English Language

Desirable

*Care Certificate or evidence or Training & Development associated with Health Care Support Worker role
*Level 2/3 NVQ/ Diploma in Health

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working with children or young people
*Experience of working / participating as part of a team.
*Evidence of ability to work using own initiative and under minimal supervision
*Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the role and tasks involved
*Can articulate the reasons for training/ standards of practice and behaviour and how these may be demonstrated / relate to patient care and safety

Desirable

*Minimum of 6 months experience in a care environment in the last 12 months
*Experience with supporting children with medical needs, mental health needs, learning disabilities

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Good communication skills -- written and oral
*Good time keeping
*Ability to work with competing priorities
*Flexible approach to shift patterns and place of work this may include working in different practice settings in different locations dependent upon service need

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.