Health Care Assistant
The closing date is 27 May 2025
Job summary
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 of all ages in an acute setting with various needs.
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
- Performsclinicalbaselineobservations
- Orientatespatientandrelativestotheenvironment
- Followsplanof care,reportsanychangesinthepatient'scondition
- Contributeswithsuggestionsandideasforaction
- Reportsresultsofanyintervention to nurse in charge
- Recordsanddocumentsepisodesofcareinaccordancewithguidelines
- Undertakedailyqualitycontrolcheckonglucometer
- Ensureadequatestocklevelsaremaintained
- 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.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
23 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 a year per annum( pro rata for part time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
390-WAC-BR-7275
Job locations
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
Employer's website
https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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