Healthcare Assistant - Children's Unit

Healthcare Assistant - Children's Unit/Paediatrics - 23 hoursPaediatric services are currently recruiting enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare AssistantsWe Are a Purpose Built Unit That Provides Both Inpatient And Day Patient Care, For Children And Young People Up To 16 Years Old And Support Them Through Transition To Adults. We Care For a Wide Range Of Medical And Surgical Conditions. Our Aim Is For You To Join Us In Providing The Highest Possible Standards Of Holistic Family Centred Care. The Unit Prides Itself On Working Collaboratively With The MDT. Paediatric Services At Tameside Are a Committed And Proactive Team Comprising Of Children’s Inpatient and Day Case Children’s Out patient Children’s Community Nursing Team Children’s Observation and Assessment Ward Children’s Safeguarding Team Children’s Specialist Nurses in Diabetes and Epilepsy Children’s ED with APNP supportAssist and support registered nursing staff in terms of personal care or treatments to be carried out.Report on general condition / appearance of patients to the nurse in charge.Maintain good standards of department housekeeping under the direction of the nurse in charge, including cleaning of the treatment areas and equipment, cleaning of storage shelves and cupboards, safe disposal of linen and soiled linen, and assisting with the maintenance of stock levels.Make the Lead Nurse aware of any problems or worries in relation to workAssist with daily hygiene needs of patients and unit requirements.Participate, under direction with patient’s meals/beverages and special diets and in disturbing patient’s meals and beverages.Maintain high standard of personal contact and communication with patients, and relatives.Participate in giving out bedpans / urinals.Document any observations made or care delivered in the patients notes in a legible, accurate and appropriate manner, with due consideration for confidentiality issues and legal implications. This does not need to be countersigned by a registered nurses, but should be brought to the attention of the nurse caring for the patient.This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required.Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:CompassionAccountabilityRespectExcellenceWe believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Holly Martin Job title: paediatric ward manager Email address: holly.martin@tgh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 922 5213Paula GarickPaediatric Matronpaula.garlick@tgh.nhs.uk0161 922 5256