Health Care Assistant - Children's
at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford BD9, England, United Kingdom -
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Immediate | 26 May, 2024 | GBP 24336 Annual | 01 Mar, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
Are you a passionate and dedicated healthcare assistant looking for a new adventure? Do you want to be part of our growing team at an exciting time? We are recruiting Healthcare Assistants to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Children’s Services is currently going through a transformational change with the merging of nursing teams across the Paediatric Emergency Department and the Children and Young People’s Unit. The successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to work across all areas with your preferred area being your main place of work.
Children’s Services at Bradford Royal Infirmary needs you to join our dedicated team to enable us to continue offering the children of Bradford excellent care. Our team is growing, and we require dynamic, outgoing Healthcare Assistants to join our renowned team.
THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL NEED TO HAVE:
A commitment to caring for sick children and their families.
NVQ/QCF Diploma or Apprenticeship at Level 3 in Health & Social Care (applicants with a Level 2 in Health & social Care will be considered but will be offered a Band 3 Trainee post and your starting salary will reflect this).
Commitment to continuing your own personal professional development.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff and offer full time and part time (minimum of 23 hours) roles, this includes nights and weekends (shifts are 11.5 hours).
Benefits to you
27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff).
NHS Pension Scheme
Flexible working opportunities
Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends and Bank Hoidays
Career development & training
An extensive education programme including a bespoke package and portfolio delivered by ward based Paediatric Clinical Skills Educators
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Children’s Emergency Department (ED)
Children’s ED is a busy department who currently see large volumes of children every year in an area specifically dedicated to children. Children who are attending with urgent care complaints are streamed straight to this area.
Children’s Clinical Decision Area (CCDA) and Short Stay
The Children’s Decision Area sees children referred from GPs, children with direct access and children sent from ED requiring a further assessment. The short stay area is for children who require a prolonged period of observation but who are unlikely to need a full admission to hospital.
Ward 30 (Children’s Inpatient Unit)
Ward 30 is a Children’s Inpatient Unit that was purpose built in 2016. The unit includes 35 inpatient beds, a two-bedded stabilisation area. The ward has an adolescent room, school room, play room, and an accessible bathroom. Each bed space also has state of the art bedside monitoring.
A team of clinical skills educators will be on hand with a supportive and robust training package, including:
Obtaining physiological observations
Meeting the care needs of children
Venepuncture & cannulation
ECG monitoring
Bladder scanning
Blood glucose & ketone monitoring
Urinalysis
Care of a child with a tracheostomy
Caring for children requiring long term ventilation
Please also see the person specification and job description
Responsibilities:
Please refer the Job description for details
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Health Care
Diploma
Proficient
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Bradford BD9, United Kingdom