Healthcare Support Worker in Paediatrics | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health Nhs Trust

Healthcare Support Worker in Paediatrics | Barts Health NHS Trust

£26696

Barts Health Nhs Trust, Plaistow, Newham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 10 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 2268f573da794ec8a9e7265035723144

Full Job Description

  • Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role


  • HealthCare Support Worker (HCSW) position.

    Rainbow Ward is a lively forward thinking unit providing services to a diverse and multi-cultural area of East London. Our 25 bedded acute beds care for children aged between 0-16 years old with a variety of medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions.

    The ward also has a busy ambulatory care unit which provides an assessment area, day care and two oncology beds.

    We have a strong supportive team who will assist you with developing your experience and skills. You will be professionally and personally supported by our senior nurse team, Healthcare support workers, housekeeper, and a Family support worker. You will be able to access in-house education and a learning development Team.

    We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking, computer literate and caring Band 2 HCSW either experienced or willing to learn on the job to join our award-winning Team.

    The Nursing Assistant works under the direction or supervision of qualified nurses/midwives to implement care planned by Registered Professionals. The Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) is proactive in monitoring and anticipating patients' needs within the boundaries of the Job Description

    Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

    The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

    Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

    We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.