Family Care Assistant

at  Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To assist the trained staff in the delivery of care to babies and their families, ensuring the highest possible standards of care is received by infants and their families / carers while on the neonatal unit, under the supervision of registered staff.

Observations and assessment of patients

• Following a period of training, you will carry out basic observations and personal care under the supervision of a registered nurse/nurse associate.
• support infants, in collaboration with their parents and carers in providing basic hygiene needs.
• support babies in collaboration with their parents and carers in providing nutrition promote breast feeding and the use of human milk, after completing training and NGT competency undertake regular NGT feeding of infants
• promote Family integrated care, along-side any developmental care requirements infants may have.
• provide care and support of babies with stable special care needs, to promote and support successful breast feeding/expressing and able to document within infants notes , you will supervise parents/carers where safeguarding concerns have been identified, and documented observations of family interactions are required.

Responsibility
Ensures that medical and emergency equipment is kept in a safe condition and is ready for use when required
Be responsible for the ordering of supplies and ensuring the department is well stocked.
Maintaining stock levels on the ward completing requisitions on line, working in collaboration with the stores department to ensure an appropriate level of stock is held
Participates in monitoring the ward environment
Monitors faulty equipment and reports to the appropriate department.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

• Supports the nursing staff in ensuring the maintenance of high standards of care.
• Ensures that medical and emergency equipment is kept in a safe condition and is ready for use when required.
• Participates in the ordering of supplies and ensuring the department is well stocked.
• Participates in monitoring the ward environment and submits estates request as required by the ward management team.
• Monitors faulty equipment and reports to the appropriate department.
• Collects information as required.
• Assists in the orientation of new staff to the unit as required.
• Have an awareness of common mental health disorders and overcome barriers to understanding what may be a result of a mental health care need.
• Have an awareness of frequently used sections under the Mental Health Act (1983) and how these may influence the care and treatment of the Service User.

Please refer the Job description for details