Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology/Haematology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 411-MED-24-6464638
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- Dependent on experience
- Closing
- 02/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
HCA Ward 3B
NHS AfC: Band 3
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
The Healthcare Assistant is an integral member of the clinical team. They will assist and support nursing, medical, and other professional staff in the delivery of high standards of holistic family centred care to children and families.
Clinical tasks undertaken by the post holder will be ratified by the business unit. The HCA and ward manager are jointly responsible for ensuring competency. Clinical tasks undertaken will therefore be specific to the speciality, clinical area or patient group.
Main duties of the job
· The post holder will provide the highest standards of nursing care to children and their families.
· Undertake phlebotomy procedures in the department, once fully trained and competent.
· The post holder will be an effective communicator in all aspects of their duties both in direct and indirect patient care.
· The post holder will work in collaboration with the healthcare teams
· The post holder will work within the confines of their mandatory and statutory obligations, to the prevention and control of infection in the clinical area
· The post holder will undertake delegated nursing tasks as deemed necessary to enhance the care of the patient, some of which may be competency based.
· The post holder will assess and report risk to the nurse/lead clinician. The post holder will assist in the orientation and education of new staff.
· Work without direct supervision using experience and knowledge to ensure the highest quality care is delivered
· Promote and maintain a safe and comfortable therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
· Assist in the basic care required by patients in clinical settings.
· Assist with the education of new staff and students and ensure they are instructed in the procedures, routines.
· Prepare patient for and assist with specific clinical and non clinical procedures appropriate to the clinical area.
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communication:
· The post holder will communicate observations (including changes in care needs or health / wellbeing of the patient), updates, and messages to the nurse in charge.
· The post holder will ensure that the confidentiality of information is maintained at all times, pertaining to both patients and staff
· The post holder will ensure the most effective use of media to communicate information about patients and their families, to the immediate and wider healthcare teams, which may include paper based and electronic systems.
· Help manage any PALS and/or complaints received if appropriate, liaising with senior team and advise families of the Trust’s complaints procedure where possible then refer to manager.
· Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with Trust guidelines.
Planning and organising skills:
- The post holder will lead and assist the clinic team in the organisation of the clinic environment which includes cleanliness of the clinical area, and ensure equipment is available, clean and in working order.
- The post holder will assist the healthcare team in the preparation of the environment for clinical tasks such as dressings / wound care and other defined, planned tasks.
- The post holder will organise their clinical workload under the direction of lead clinician.
Clinical skills:
· Assisting children with mobility needs as age and stage of development indicates. This will include correct and safe use of mobility aids and / or prescribed appliances.
· Ensuring that the clinical area is prepared and maintained to enable the delivery of safe standards of care and comfort for children and their families.
· Assisting the child in clinical area with elimination needs whilst always maintaining their privacy and dignity according to their age and stage of development – this will include nappy care, use and care of bed pans and urinal equipment and / or other elimination aids or appliances.
· Assisting the child with mobility which may include passive movements, walking, or mobilising using prescribed appliances.
· Ensure patients are escorted safely to other departments as delegated by the nurse in charge.
· Measure and record patients weight, height, temperature, blood pressure and respiratory and pulse rated and document.
· The post holder will have a breadth of knowledge and skills relating to paediatric health care
Research & Audit:
· The post holder will support the ward manager by participating and assisting in various audits and surveys which may include hygiene, patient safety and patient satisfaction audits.
Leadership and Management skills:
· The post holder will work within defined practice boundaries under the delegation and supervision of the lead clinician in clinical area.
· The post holder will ensure that they are competent. It is the post holders’ responsibility to identify any personal learning needs through continuing personal development, via their annual development review.
· Complete management duties as delegated to support ward function.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working in a health care setting
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a paediatric settling
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Carey
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 252 5603
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