Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Paediatrics

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Job summary

The hospital is known for being a friendly and supportive place to work; a large part of this is due to the teams that work here. As healthcare assistant you can be assured that you will be supported and developed in your role. All of our healthcare assistants complete the care certificate programme and are supported by the nursing team, the practice educator and ward manager.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Main duties of the job

The Family Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children's services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women's and Children's services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond.

We are therefore looking to recruit motivated, hardworking healthcare assistants who have excellent communication skills & a passion for their role and improving patient care We expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives, and other MDT members. You will be expected to promote an excellent standard of patient centred care in a supported environment.

About us

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. This is reflected in our latest CQC report. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have recently been given a CQC rating of Good. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The Trust offer a range of flexible working patterns to enable our staff to balance their work and personal life

Date posted

07 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

241-85FC-25

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ward which is a combined medical and surgical ward with a dedicated HDU and Assessment Unit.

You must be motivated and committed to providing a quality service for children, young people and their families. We are seeking people that can demonstrate the values of the Trust.

You must be prepared to work well within a team and have good interpersonal skills. Successful candidates must possess good IT skills.

This post will involve working some unsocial hours.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ward which is a combined medical and surgical ward with a dedicated HDU and Assessment Unit.

You must be motivated and committed to providing a quality service for children, young people and their families. We are seeking people that can demonstrate the values of the Trust.

You must be prepared to work well within a team and have good interpersonal skills. Successful candidates must possess good IT skills.

This post will involve working some unsocial hours.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

qualifications relevant to role

Desirable

care certificate

Experience

Essential

Experience in healthcare work

Desirable

experience working with children

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

qualifications relevant to role

Desirable

care certificate

Experience

Essential

Experience in healthcare work

Desirable

experience working with children

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.