Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Paediatric outpatients

at  North Bristol NHS Trust

Are you a dynamic, proactive and supportive individual passionate to work in Paediatric Outpatients?
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Health Care Support Worker to join our Paediatric Outpatient Department at Westgate Children’s Centre at Southmead Hospital.
Westgate Children’s Centre provides a range of clinics for babies and children run by both North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, with experienced Children’s Nurses and Doctors.
A Senior Healthcare Support Worker is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan. You will carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner.
The Senior HCSW role is a Band 3 role and previous healthcare experience, a Level 3 Healthcare Qualification and completion of functional skills are an essential requirement for direct entry into this role. Ideally this experience should be in an acute / hospital setting and paediatric experience is desirable.
Please note: this advert may close early following a high volume of applications.
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker, you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be working alongside a Registered Nurse to provide a high level of care whilst caring out the following roles:
supporting children and their families
assisting with the checking of equipment in the department
perform height and weights and record accurately
perform observations and escalate any concerns to a registered member of staff
provide distraction during phlebotomy
support the clinician to ensure their clinics run smoothly
welcome people to the department and answer the telephone to ensure seamless running of the department
The person we appoint needs to be motivated and enjoy working as part of a team and strive to deliver a high quality of care at all times. As a candidate you should be able to demonstrate a commitment to professional development and continual learning.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Attached you will find the job description which outlines the main responsibilities and provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role

Please refer the Job description for details