About this role
Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications Essential
Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare or equivalent experience together with a Level 2 qualification Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English, GCSE or equivalent One of the following: Level 3 (SCQF - 6): - City and Guilds 3, NVQ 3, BTEC National Diploma, Experience equivalent to the above qualifications Level 2 Functional skills in English and Math's, or equivalent
Work Experience Essential
Experience of working within a team Experience of working as a healthcare assistant
Desirable
Experience of working within paediatrics
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Understand the need for strict confidentiality Excellent communication skills
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances Essential
To be committed to delivering compassionate care to patients and their families Proactive and enthusiastic Able to adjust to pressures of job and individual situations and prioritise workload effectively To work well as part of a team and to support other colleagues To be calm and approachable Willingness to undertake further development and training To have very good time-keeping and attendance record
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)