Band 2 Paediatric Health Care Support Worker-Paediatrics

Job summary

Make a passion and a career come together

Do you have experience of working with children or young people in a health care setting?

We are seeking an individual who has a caring, compassionate nature and who enjoys working with children and families to join our established multi-disciplinary team as a Health Care Support Worker (HCSW)

You will need to have a professional attitude, be passionate about providing high quality care, be reliable, trustworthy and keen to learn.

We have 1 full time 12months Fixed Term post in Children's Outpatients, this is Monday-Friday 8.30-17.00. Base will be mainly at Solihull Hospital but occasional cover at Heartlands and Good Hope might be required

Our core vision for children and young people's services, builds on the UHB Vision and Strategy to build healthier lives, ensuring the services we provide gives children the best start in life and transition to adulthood. We strive to provide safe, high quality care to all of the children in our diverse population whilst promoting a family centred, partnership approach to care.

This role will enable you to develop your knowledge and skills in children's healthcare, learn to work within a highly skilled professional team and open potential career pathways for you within the children's nursing speciality.

Main duties of the job

The HCSW is required to provide safe and effective care to children and young people who have a variety of healthcare requirements.

Demonstrating a compassionate approach and friendly nature to support children and families during episodes of emotional stress.

The HCSW should understand how poor health impacts on child development and family wellbeing and be able to work with the team to meet the holistic, individualised needs of each family.

The ability to communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues, using verbal, written and Information technology skills is essential.

You will need to consider the needs of our local diverse community and families who have additional needs when accessing our services.

You will be required to assist in the delivery of care whilst respecting privacy and dignity.

You will learn to record observations on an electronic platform and work collaboratively with the nursing team to escalate clinical concerns and identify deterioration early.

You will be trained to identified safeguarding concerns and have a responsibility to escalate these appropriately.

You will need to have good organisational and time keeping skills to ensure patients are see in a timely manner and tasks are completed when required.

You must adhere to the trust values and demonstrate a kind, connected and bold attitude to work.

We have a supportive team of nurses, managers and educators that will support you to achieve your potential

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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