Healthcare Assistant - Neonates

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) has arisen within the Neonatal unit at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. You will work as part of a Multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality care to neonates and their families, embracing family-centred care and supporting professional development. Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, operating medical devices, and providing holistic support to patients.

Benefits

Bespoke training and support

Induction and training programme

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Passion for neonates and their families.
• Good teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to infants.
• Operate medical devices required for the care of the infants.
• Assess the infant's condition and perform vital signs observations.

Job description

*INTERNAL VACANCY*

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) on the Neonatal unit.

You will work under the supervision of a trained nurse and will be supported in your role as a HCA. You will work as part of a team with the Multidisciplinary team within Neonatal and Maternity services to ensure high standards of quality care provision on the Neonatal Unit.

If you have a passion for neonates and their families, are a good team player then please contact us.

Main duties of the job

• You will provide nursing care to infants
• You will operate medical devices required for the care of the infants
• You will assess the infant's condition and perform vital signs observations
• You will document and report findings and implement changes in care as instructed
• You will perform the following clinical procedures -

Monitor infants vital signs with appropriate device
Collect samples of urine, stool and blood and skin swabs according to local practice
Perform blood sugar monitoring according to local practice
Supported to insert, use and remove gastric feeding tubes as required
Initiate basic life support when necessary
Provide wholistic support to the infant and their family (i.e nutritional/elimination needs, hygiene)
Support the mother's choice of feeding eg Breast/bottle
Uphold infection control and prevention standards

Working for your organisation

The Neonatal Unit at The Princess Royal Hospital is a NNU and consists of 22 cots (2 ITU, 4 HDU and 16 SC). We are part of the West Midlands Operational Delivery Network.

We embrace family-centred care involving parents in all aspects of their baby's care and are proud of the services we deliver. We have a dedicated community team who follows the baby's journey from discharge to HELP parents and family within the community.

We have achieved stage 1 BFI accreditation and is currently working towards achieving stage 2. We see parents as partners in care and work with each other to deliver the highest standards of care and to provide the best experience for each neonate within the hospital and community settings

We take pride in what we do and know the positive impact an educated workforce has on our outcome, hence we have in place bespoke training and support for all staff throughout your employment journey at SaTH. We have an induction and training programme to help you settle into your new role. We actively promote professional development offering opportunities to undertake appropriate training and courses relevant to your role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.