Healthcare Assistant - Paediatrics

Are you a caring, compassionate and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working with children and young people? We are looking for a dedicated team player to join our Children's Services team, supporting the care of patients from birth through to their 16th birthday. Working alongside nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality, child-centred care, ensuring the individual needs, dignity and beliefs of every child and family are respected. You will assist with a range of clinical investigations and treatments, helping to provide a safe, supportive and positive experience throughout each patient's journey. As part of a busy service working across a variety of specialties, you will be responsible for handling and sharing information accurately and confidentially, maintaining patient records and supporting the administration of electronic patient systems. You will also help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment, actively supporting infection prevention and control standards to protect our patients, families and staff. If you are passionate about making a difference to children and young people's lives and thrive in a supportive team environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us and help deliver exceptional care when it matters most., The Health Care assistant will function as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the ward or department to provide a seamless service & high-quality care to patients under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. The HCA is expected to undertake care to meet the needs of the patients under the supervision of a qualified nurse, working within the Trust's policies and procedures and the philosophy of the ward. Being able to work as part of a team is essential to the role. As a HCA at Broomfield Hospital, you will be required to:

• At all times maintain the dignity and respect of patients
• Assist in the admission process by accurately recording patient's demographic details
• Assist patients with personal and oral hygiene as instructed
• Assist patients with eating and drinking
• Monitor and accurately record dietary and fluid intake, appropriately reporting any abnormalities to the nurse in charge.
• Enable patients to access appropriate toilet facilities, collecting and disposing of body waste.
• Test blood sugars, urine and stool specimens & accurately record results.
• Remove male/female indwelling urethral catheters.
  
  Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.