Band 2 Paediatric Emergency Department Health Care Assistant
The closing date is 15 June 2025
Job summary
We are seeking Health Care Assistants to come and join our amazing team. We are looking for kind, highly motivated individuals with a passion to provide excellent patient centred care to those attending Paediatric Emergency Department. This post provides the opportunity to learn and develop additional clinical skills alongside an experienced and established nursing team. The Emergency Department can be fast paced, you will be required to cover areas such as triage and cubicles to enable flow through the department. The individual will need to be motivated and act as a role model delivering high standards of care, supporting new initiatives and continuously striving to achieve an outstanding Emergency department.
Main duties of the job
The department Provides 24-hour care through a variety of shift patterns. The individual will work closely with the team to carry out hourly observations and identifying PEWS score and escalating to senior nurse, and ED doctors. The individual will have exposure alongside the nursing team to patient's that are alerted in by ambulance and taken into the Resuscitation room to stabilise patient. The individual will provide support, education and teaching to parents when the opportunity arises. To work in all areas within or associated with emergency care as directed by the nurse co-ordinator for ED.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
09 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 to £24,169 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-9005573
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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