Community Paediatric Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

Applications are invited for the position of Healthcare Support Worker for the Community Paediatric Medical Service where we cover locations including Portsmouth City, Havant and Fareham & Gosport.

The Community Paediatric Medical Service offers a specialist service for children and young people with a range of developmental needs, including physical and or learning disabilities. This includes detailed medical assessments, investigations, diagnosis, treatment or interventions according to need.

The service is mainly delivered in community clinics, but children may also be seen in special schools and occasionally in a hospital setting.

The role requires attention to detail using the Electronic Patient Records System accurately and other administration tasks along with plenty of direct clinical contact with patients and their carers. An ability to work well as part of a team and be able to adapt to change within a busy environment is vital. Training will be provided where required along with regular supervision and support.

Main duties of the job

To assist in Community Paediatric Medical Service clinics where children of varying abilities and needs are assessed. To assist in assessments as requested by the Paediatrician. (training will be provided to carry out relevant assessments i.e. Schedule of Growing Skills).

To provide clinical support and administrative assistance as required to a range of medical and nursing staff in the Community Paediatric Medical Service.

The service also carries out assessments for Looked After Children and those requiring medicals where there are Safeguarding concerns.

The service is mainly delivered in community clinics, but children may also be seen in special schools and occasionally in a hospital setting.

The service works closely with other services to meet the needs of patients including GP's, Therapy Services, Education and Children's Social Care.

The service works to the highest possible standards by adhering to national and locally agreed guidelines and standards for various medical conditions to improve outcomes for children.

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.