Healthcare Support Worker Children's Outpatient Department

Job overview

Paediatric Outpatients Healthcare Assistant

Part-time position (25 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Band 3 £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum (Actual salary £17,173 - £18,317 per annum)

We are seeking an enthusiastic support worker to join our dedicated Children's Outpatient Department. The ideal candidate will have experience working with children and possess excellent communication skills across a range of ages and abilities. If you are passionate about providing high-quality care and support to children and their families, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To deal with face-to-face, e-mail and telephone enquiries, re-directing to others as appropriate, and recording and prioritising messages.
• Communicate with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the smooth running of the clinic, keeping the patient informed of changes and delays at all times.
• To prepare consultation rooms in readiness for clinics and investigations undertaking general housekeeping duties.
• Prepare clinic including notes and results.
• Obtain specimens of body fluids as requested by the qualified nurse on completion of the internal training day and competency pack.
• Assist in the monitoring of patients’ blood pressure, temperature, pulse, ECG, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation on completion of the internal training and competency pack.
• Assisting with blood clinics and the taking of blood.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in greater detail please read the full job description document attached.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.