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Trainee Paediatric Healthcare Support Worker

4 months ago


Southampton, United Kingdom NHS Professionals Full time

Job Introduction
**Looking to start a career with the NHS?**

Learn on-the-job with our Healthcare Support Worker Development (HCSWD) programme, where you will receive all the training and support you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW), or also known as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA).

We have a unique opportunity at **University Hospital Southampton** over a **6-month** paid supervised placement in a **Children’s Paediatric ward**, with additional training as an Early Years Support Worker for some applicants._ Note you do not need any previous healthcare or childcare experience to apply._

Throughout your placement, you’ll have access to weekly pay, paid annual leave as well as our standard NHS Professionals staff bank member benefits. Once you have successfully completed the programme, you will achieve the nationally recognised Care Certificate, enabling you to be able to work flexibly at any of our partner Trusts.

**Pay Rates**:

- Days**:_£10.42_**:

- Saturdays/Nights**:_£14.69_**:

- Sunday/Bank Hols**:_£19.07_**

**About the Trust**

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, rated ‘Good’ in their most recent CQC report, provides a wide range of services including specialist services in neuroscience, oncology, maternity, cardiac services, and paediatrics for people across Southampton and the surrounding areas. As one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country and a major hub for research, the Trust provides high quality care to more than 3.7 million people.

**What does the programme involve?**

Depending on the programme, you will either complete your 6-month placement entirely in a Paediatric ward, or if you join the Early Years placement, you will begin with 3 months training in Taplins Childcare followed by 3 months in a Paediatric ward.

Whilst on placement, you will work through the 15 Standards of the Care Certificate, learning how to meet the daily living needs of your patients as well as being a part of the NHS healthcare team. This includes supporting registered Nurses and other healthcare practitioners in providing patient care, from hygiene to personal and physical comfort.

**Benefits of joining**

By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:

- **Career Progression - **Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
- **Weekly pay - **Work this week, get paid next week.
- **Paid annual leave - **Build holiday allowance.
- **Provide patient care - **Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
- **Join the NHS family - **Become part of a healthcare team.
- **Dedicated training and supervised shifts - **Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.

Main Responsibilities
**Typical duties will involve but not limited to**:

- Carry out clinical procedures/tasks as required.
- Clinical tasks will be determined by the nature of your work and local policy e.g. monitoring the effects of medication.
- Obtain and test samples and other specimens
- Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
- Contribute to discharge process
- Care of wounds
- Check pain levels and requesting pain relieving medication on patient’s behalf
- Assist in preparing for clinical procedures and clearing the environment afterwards as appropriate

**Early Years duties will also involve**:

- Plan and carry out activities for children in line with Early Years’ curriculum
- Evaluate activities and maintain online learning journals
- Liaise with parents/carers

**Who we are looking for**

We are looking for someone who has a passion for care as well as following the six enduring values that underpin ‘compassion in practice’. The 6Cs are defined as: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.

**Please note that we require**:

- You must be **over the age of 18** or turning 18 before the planned classroom training week.
- You work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme. This is a total of **_780 hours over 6 months_**.

**What’s next?**
- **Attendance of Assessment Day** - Planned for **16th May 2023**:

- **Attendance of FREE classroom training** - Planned for **13th-16th June 2023**:
**After the programme**

Once you have completed your placement and the Care Certificate 15 Standards, you can work as a HCSW or HCA for the Trust at any of their locations, and at any of our NHS Professionals partner Trusts, through the bank. If you have completed the Early Years placement, you can also work as a flexible member of staff at Taplins Childcare.

**Apply**

We look forward to hearing from you soon.
- As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diver