Health Care Assistant

2 weeks ago


Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Opportunity for Healthcare Assistant for Amazon Ward at Peterborough City Hospital.


Our Healthcare assistants play a vital role in supporting the team to provide a high quality care for children and their families and you will be work across amazon, Rainforest and Jungle wards.


We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, driven and passionate about the care and quality that children and their families receive within our wards.


You will need to be able to remain calm in an emergency, compassionate when dealing with distressing situations and be keen to develop your skills within the role.


Amazon & Jungle Children's Units can open a number and variety of opportunities for an enthusiastic and driven Health Care Assistant.

We are passionate about the care and quality that children and their families receive within our units and have state-of-the-art facilities equipped with the latest equipment and this ensures that children receive the very highest standards of healthcare.


We have a 30 bedded Ward comprising of 12 en-suite cubicles, a 2 bedded fully equipped HDU area and 4 four bedded bays.

We are a general paediatric unit receiving children from years dependent on condition. We operate a busy day surgery area within the unit, taking up to 10 surgical patients per day.


As an HCA you may be asked to help on Jungle which is our eight bedded paediatric assessment unit adjacent to the Amazon Children's ward where GP admissions are assessed and monitored.

We share this area part of the day with the emergency department.

May also be asked to help on Rainforest which is our busy and expanding Outpatient department specifically for children.

As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme:
Flexible working opportunities;
Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough


We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles.

Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

Key Responsibilities:

Practice

  • Welcoming children and families
1.0 Welcome children and families to the Department

  • Ensure all areas are tidy and welcoming
  • Ensure ward signs and notices are uptodate and easy to read
  • Ensure patient information material is accessible and uptodate
1.1 Direct children and families to other areas and departments as required

  • Facilitate use of wheelchairs, pushchairs, etc. when required
1.2 Be aware and understand the guidelines relating to Child
Protection issues.

  • Ensure smooth running of outpatient clinics
2.0 Contribute to administration

  • Access PAS system, enter and retrieve basic data (admission,
discharge, transfer) and log out

  • Make and receive telephone calls
  • Handle patient and relative enquiries
  • Contribute to data collection as required
  • Care of children and families
3.0 Undertake routine observations

  • Reassure and support child and family
  • Weight and height children, recording results on etrack
  • Obtain specimens required and once correctly labelled direct to
appropriate laboratory

3.1 Attend consultations for chaperoning if indicated

3.2 Support families following consultation

  • Arrange followup
  • Help arrange transport
  • Arrange for further support/information if indicated in liaison with other
health professionals

3.3 Arrange specific equipment

  • Organise maintenance and replacement of equipment
  • Ensure adequate consumables are available for use
  • Maintains a safe environment
4.0 Infection control

  • Limit risk of crossinfection to patients and other staff through safe
disposal of sharp and soiled items

  • Limit risk of crossinfection through appropriate cleaning of equipment,
couches, trolleys and toys

4.1 Health and safety

  • Ensure that equipment is stored safely and repaired promptly
  • Ensure all potential hazards are stored out of reach of children
  • Ensure that entrances, exits and fire exits remain uncluttered
  • Attend regular updates on fire and manual handling in line with Trust
policy

  • Advise parents/carers on appropriate health and safety issues
  • Maintain personal standards of health, security and safety
  • Patient Well-being
5.0 Promote equality for all individuals

  • Promote antidiscriminatory pr

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