Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
If you have a passion for working with children, young people and their families and want to work as part of a friendly team with a shared goal of developing the skills and knowledge of other staff then please consider applying for this exciting role. This role involves working alongside Healthcare Support Workers across the Children's Hospital to support their training and development. You will be working as part of the Children's Hospital Education Team and your primary goal will be to meet the learning needs of the different inpatient and outpatient departments.
About us
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we're committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants will need experience working in a children and young people healthcare setting.The main responsibilities of the role include;Assisting with workplace training, pastoral support and assessment of support workers.Assisting with the planning, delivery and evaluation of support worker training.Facilitating specified training sessions supporting individual and group-based learning
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants will need experience working in a children and young people healthcare setting.The main responsibilities of the role include;Assisting with workplace training, pastoral support and assessment of support workers.Assisting with the planning, delivery and evaluation of support worker training.Facilitating specified training sessions supporting individual and group-based learning
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Foundation degree in clinical healthcare, e.g. Heath Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate OR NVQ Level 3 and experience to Foundation degree level equivalent
- Up to date experience of working in clinical healthcare setting in speciality area
- Demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional education
- Ability to concentrate on own work in a busy office/clinical environment with frequent interruptions.
- Confidently present information to groups
- Able to work in clinical environment to train/assess learners and to maintain personal competence and remain up to date in current practice.
- Enthusiastic about support worker development
Desirable
- Assessor or mentor qualification e.g. TAQA award to assess NVQs or apprenticeships
- Acting as a Care Certificate Champion.
- Experience of training, assessing, mentoring and supporting others in the workplace.
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Foundation degree in clinical healthcare, e.g. Heath Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate OR NVQ Level 3 and experience to Foundation degree level equivalent
- Up to date experience of working in clinical healthcare setting in speciality area
- Demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional education
- Ability to concentrate on own work in a busy office/clinical environment with frequent interruptions.
- Confidently present information to groups
- Able to work in clinical environment to train/assess learners and to maintain personal competence and remain up to date in current practice.
- Enthusiastic about support worker development
Desirable
- Assessor or mentor qualification e.g. TAQA award to assess NVQs or apprenticeships
- Acting as a Care Certificate Champion.
- Experience of training, assessing, mentoring and supporting others in the workplace.
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
