Health Care Assistant - Children's Unit | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

We are looking to recruit a keen and enthusiastic Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our dynamic Children's Unit at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital

We look after a wide range of conditions including medical and surgery and children with complex conditions

We are looking to recruit a keen and enthusiastic Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our dynamic Children's Unit at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.

area. We work very closely with our Admission and Assessment Unit providing seamless care for children and their families. We provide care for all children from birth up to the age of 16 or older if they have special needs and regularly see a Paediatrician. We cover a variety of conditions, medical, surgical, orthopaedic, max fax, urology and ELCAS.

About us

We are a very busy 51 bedded unit with an extra 3 bedded high dependency area. We work very closely with our Admission and Assessment Unit providing seamless care for children and their families. We provide care for all children from birth up to the age of 16 or older if they have special needs and regularly see a Paediatrician. We cover a variety of conditions, medical, surgical, orthopaedic, max fax, urology and ELCAS.

To assist the trained nurses in all aspects of care, delivering safe, personal effective care. To assist staff to carry out observations, feeding and hygiene needs.

To maintain a clean environment and assist in maintaining stock levels.

To communicate effectively with all members of the team and also patients and their carers.

At East Lancashire Hospital NHS trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Working alongside a trained nurse to deliver safe personal and effective care is the main responsibility but an enthusiasm to develop yourself within the role is desirable. Further knowledge of basic life support, physiological measurement recording, safer handling and equality and diversity are all areas in which experience is preferable but training can be provided for the successful candidate. There will also be an opportunity to further develop your knowledge with learning skills like venepuncture and cannulation.

Patients are the most important part of our work and caring for them to a high standard in a caring and safe environment is paramount. If you feel this could be you then please apply. This is a rotational post involving working days, nights and weekends.