Health Care Assistant - Paediatrics pre-operative assessment clinic

Integrated Care System; Stockport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stockport is seeking an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join their Pre-operative clinic. The role involves supporting children, assisting nursing staff, and participating in care activities. Qualified candidates should have NVQ2 or equivalent in care and demonstrate strong communication and IT skills. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance assistance

Local financial advice from Stockport Credit Union

Qualifications

• Understanding of health & safety protocols.
• Understanding of confidentiality responsibilities.
• Previous experience with children is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing play activities for children.
• Support nursing staff with distraction techniques.
• Handle general housekeeping tasks for the ward.

Skills

Strong communication skills

IT/computer skills

Organizational skills

Education

NVQ2 or equivalent qualification in care

Care Certificate

Satisfactory level of written English

Job description

Health Care Assistant - Paediatrics pre-operative assessment clinic

Are you ready for a new challenge? Want a career change? Well this could be the opportunity that you have been waiting for!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Health Care Assistant (HCA) to work within the Pre-operative clinic in the Treehouse Children's Unit at Stepping Hill Hospital.

The successful candidate can look forward to working within a friendly supportive environment with training and development provided.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual with strong communication skills, a confident user of IT systems with a keen eye for detail. You will also be involved in helping to provide play activities, required to assist the nursing staff with distraction techniques and support the escorting of children to other departments.

Duties will also include general housekeeping tasks to help the ward run efficiently. At times, you may also be required to support the teams on the co-located out patient area.

To enhance your development you will be required to complete the in-house care certificate training course within 3 months of taking up the post and will be supported to complete a number of additional clinical competencies relevant to the role.

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming the successful applicant to our friendly and dedicated team.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

For more information about this position please see attached job description and person specification or get in touch.

Please note this advert may close early due to large applicant numbers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Satisfactory level of written English
• NVQ2 or equivilant qualification in care or simliar subject
• Care Certificate

Knowledge

• Understanding of responsibility regarding confidentiality
• Understanding of continuing development and need to keep expanding knowledge
• Understanding of health & safety
• Understanding of caring

Experience

• Previous experience with children
• Previous experience of a caring role

Skills and abilities

• Able to organise self & deliver tasks effectively
• Evidence of previous team working
• Evidence of IT/computer skills

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.