The post holder will undertake delegated nursing tasks as deemed necessary to
enhance the care of the patient, some of which may be competency based.; wound
dressings, stoma care, height and weights, baseline observations including blood
pressure, venepuncture, cannulation and capillary blood sampling., The post holder will provide the highest standards of nursing care to children and their families.
Undertake phlebotomy procedures in a variety of settings; department, home, school or community base once fully trained and competent.
The post holder will be an effective communicator in all aspects of their duties both in direct and indirect patient care.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the healthcare team
The post holder will assess and report risk to the Childrens Community Nurse (CCN)
lead nurses. The post holder will assist in the orientation and education of new staff. Take responsibility for, prioritise and manage own workload to support clinical team.
Work without direct supervision using experience and knowledge to ensure the highest quality care is delivered
Promote and maintain a safe and comfortable therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
Assist in the basic care required by patients in all care settings.
Assist with the education of new staff and students and ensure they are instructed in the procedures, routines.
Create and maintain relationships with patients, parent/carers, offering advice and support where necessary.
Prepare patient for and assist with specific clinical and non clinical procedures appropriate to the clinical area., The Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is an integral member of the ICCNT team. They will assist and support nursing, medical, and other professional staff in the delivery of high standards of holistic family centred care to children and families.
The Healthcare Assistant will provide the highest standards of nursing care to children and their families.
They will undertake phlebotomy procedures in a variety of settings; department, home, school or community base once fully trained and competent.
The Healthcare assistant will be an effective communicator in all aspects of their duties both in direct and indirect patient care.
The Healthcare Assistant will work in collaboration with the healthcare teams within the Community and Trust.
They will work within the confines of their mandatory and statutory obligations, to the prevention and control of infection in all care settings. They will undertake delegated nursing tasks as deemed necessary to
enhance the care of the patient, some of which may be competency based.; wound dressings, stoma care, height and weights, baseline observations including blood pressure, venepuncture, cannulation and capillary blood sampling.
The Healthcare Assistant will assess and report risk to the Childrens Community Nurse (CCN)
lead nurses. The post holder will assist in the orientation and education of new staff.
The Healthcare Assistant will take responsibility for, prioritise and manage own workload to support clinical team.
Work without direct supervision using experience and knowledge to ensure the highest
quality care is delivered
Promote and maintain a safe and comfortable therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site., As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
+ Great flexible working opportunities
+ Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programmes