We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join Hascombe Ward as a Paediatric Support Worker and help develop this exciting new role supporting the nursing team. Hascombe Ward consists of 23 beds inpatient beds and a busy Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) caring for babies and children up to the age of 19yrs. We cover a variety of specialities including general paediatric medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, oncology, ENT and maxillofacial.
Your role will be to assist the nursing staff in caring for children and families on PAU and Hascombe Ward, ensuring the smooth flow of patients in both areas of the ward environment. This will include skills such as taking observations, basic patient assessment and cannulation/phlebotomy and we will support you to gain these skills. You must be able to work as a member of a team, but also be able to prioritise and organise your workload and adapt to changing circumstances. We envisage this role to be a day time role, working weekdays.
To assist in the provision of high quality care to paediatric patients and their families under the direction and supervision of the nursing team.
Demonstrate a range of skills to meet the needs of patients whilst promoting dignity, privacy and respect. To comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers. To provide a range of healthcare and non-nursing duties, ensuring an efficient and effective service to the department at all times.
To provide care to all the paediatric patients & families under the guidance of the registered nurses within Hascombe ward and the Paediatric Assessment Unit.
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn’t the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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To adhere to the main standards of performance for patient care, within the concepts of the accepted nursing philosophy and good customer care.
Ensure effective communication and interpersonal skills with the other members of the team. Promote a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for both team members and patients. Be courteous, helpful and supportive to patients at all times.
To liaise with clinicians, other professionals and community staff as appropriate co-ordinating and maintaining care which will achieve the set standards
To assist trained staff or other clinicians with proceedures, transfer patients from the Emergency Department to Paediatric Assessment Unit (defined suitability & risk assessed) Escalating any concerns to trained staff.
Complete venepucture as required for patients following training and competency assessment

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