Senior Healthcare Assistant - Child Health

o Do you have experience working with children?o Do you have the desire to contribute to the provision of quality care to children and their families?

We are looking for dynamic, passionate, Senior Health Care Assistants to join the team on Children's Outpatients as well as some other wards across Child Health.

You will be required to work closely with the nursing and multidisciplinary team to provide care and support to children accessing services at Variety Children's Hospital.

You will be working with various specialities across child health to assist in the delivery of a variety of procedures and treatments ., o Assist under supervision, with the delivery of fundamental nursing care in liaison with nursing and multi-disciplinary team.o Assist with clinical duties to ensure effective running of the department or ward.o Be required to monitor and record patients clinical observations and escalate as required.o Ensure ward/department is appropriately stocked at all times .o Undertake clinical skills such as completion of ECGs, venepuncture, Nasogastric tube feeding,o Complete point of care testing such as HbA1c, blood glucose testing.o Assist families and carers including escorting to other departments and orientating to ward/department as required .o Assist with administrative tasks within the ward/department to ensure effective delivery of care.o Assist with maintaining infection control, hygiene and cleanliness.o Develop additional skills with further training provided by the team.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.