Senior Healthcare Assistant - Paediatric Assessment Unit

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Healthcare Assistant in the Paediatric Assessment Unit. This full-time role involves supporting nursing staff in providing high-quality care, engaging with children and families, and adapting to a dynamic healthcare environment. Ideal for candidates passionate about patient care, with necessary qualifications and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Must have GCSEs or functional skills in Maths and English.
• Experience in healthcare settings is beneficial.
• Flexibility in working hours is required.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified nursing staff in patient care.
• Greet patients and complete necessary documentation.
• Work in shifts, including nights as required.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Teamwork

Education

GCSE Maths & English grade 4-9

Level 2 functional skills in Maths

Level 2 functional skills in English

Job description

Senior Healthcare Assistant - Paediatric Assessment Unit

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Are you looking for a motivating and rewarding career? Do you thrive on a challenge and want to make a difference to our patients in Lancashire Teaching Hospitals?

Ward 8 at Royal Preston Hospital is a 30 bedded unit, caring for children aged 0 – 16 with medical and surgical conditions, adolescent children with mental health issues and day care patients requiring both medical and surgical procedures. Incorporated on the ward is a busy Paediatric Assessment Unit and High Dependency Unit for children requiring closer observation.

The paediatric assessment unit has a vacancy for a Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant to cover maternity leave for a fixed term of 12 months

As a Senior Health Care Assistant you will support the qualified nursing staff to provide high standards of care to our patients. In the absence of a ward clerk you will be expected to greet patients as they arrive and complete relevant documentation on patient system.

You will be a valued member of the multi-disciplinary team and support the team with care, assessment and treatment of patients.

You will need to be flexible in your working hours to work shifts/unsocial hours including nights as required. Excellent communication skills are essential in this role as well as a passion for delivering excellent care with compassion.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

The Trust is committed to personal and professional development and to developing new methods of learning which are flexible and accessible to all staff. You will be fully trained on an induction programme and have the opportunity to work towards further qualifications in a supportive and professional environment.

You must have GCSE Maths & English grade 4-9 or grade C or above OR level 2 functional skills in maths and level 2 functional skills in English BNCS or NVQ in Health Level 2

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tracy Denny Job title: Ward Manager Paediatric Assessment Unit Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01772 522247

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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