Job summary
We are seeking to employ a Health Care Assistant to join our Bright Start Health Visiting teams in Islington.
The job primarily involves clerical and administrative duties, sending out appointments within health visiting teams in the community. It will include assisting Health Visitors in running child health clinics.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for person with a flexible approach to team working, with the ability to use their own initiative and have enthusiasm for work with children, young people and parents .
Working in partnership with a supportive integrated team, you will have the opportunity to develop skills in health promotion. All new staff undergo a thorough induction programme with regular supervision and training provided. IT skills are essential requirements for this role.
About us
Working for your organisation ('About Us')
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone.
We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.
The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job primarily involves data entry, clerical and administrative duties, sending out appointments for the health visiting teams. It also includes assisting Health Visitors in running child health clinics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job primarily involves data entry, clerical and administrative duties, sending out appointments for the health visiting teams. It also includes assisting Health Visitors in running child health clinics.
Person Specification
Education/qualifications
Essential
- oExperience working in the community and/or with children and families
skills and abilities
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills: IT, written and oral
- oOrganisational skills
- oAbility to prioritise workload and seek advice when needed
- oWillingness to support management of change.
- oAbility to manage time, priorities and stressful situations
- oAbility to work as part of a team.
- oCommitment to the development of excellent services, which focus on improved outcomes for children.
- oIT skills and the ability to record care accurately and contemporaneously
- oKnowledge of infection control standards.
- oExperience of working in a health care setting
Personal qualities
Essential
- oDemonstrates ability to work as part of a team as well the ability to work without direct supervision and within time constraints
- oShows empathy and sensitivity to the needs of patients carers and families
- oCommitted to improving services
- Committed to hitting targets.
- oTreats other as would like to be treated. Committed to 6 C's.
- oGood Interpersonal Skills.
- oAble to work individually and as part of a team.
- oFlexible approach to meeting service & client needs.
- oTime management skills and ability to prioritise.
- oLeadership qualities.
- oSelf-motivated and keen to develop self and team Willing
Other
Essential
- IT literacy and information technology
Person Specification
Education/qualifications
Essential
- oExperience working in the community and/or with children and families
skills and abilities
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills: IT, written and oral
- oOrganisational skills
- oAbility to prioritise workload and seek advice when needed
- oWillingness to support management of change.
- oAbility to manage time, priorities and stressful situations
- oAbility to work as part of a team.
- oCommitment to the development of excellent services, which focus on improved outcomes for children.
- oIT skills and the ability to record care accurately and contemporaneously
- oKnowledge of infection control standards.
- oExperience of working in a health care setting
Personal qualities
Essential
- oDemonstrates ability to work as part of a team as well the ability to work without direct supervision and within time constraints
- oShows empathy and sensitivity to the needs of patients carers and families
- oCommitted to improving services
- Committed to hitting targets.
- oTreats other as would like to be treated. Committed to 6 C's.
- oGood Interpersonal Skills.
- oAble to work individually and as part of a team.
- oFlexible approach to meeting service & client needs.
- oTime management skills and ability to prioritise.
- oLeadership qualities.
- oSelf-motivated and keen to develop self and team Willing
Other
Essential
- IT literacy and information technology
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.
