Healthcare AssistantNHS
Job summary
Are you looking to join a friendly and highly skilled team that is dedicated to providing the highest levels of care for children and young people? Do you wish to advance in a rewarding specialism that offers cutting-edge technologies?
We are looking for a highly skilled healthcare Assistant join Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to work in their well-established team within the Heart and Lung Directorate.
This is an exciting time at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Cardiac Nursing. We are expanding our service and need your help.Cardiac services are embarking on an exciting programme of change in order to meet the challenges of providing a world leading cardiac programme.
Over the next 2 years we are expanding the service to open a 16 bedded high dependency Unit. This will help children needing cardiac surgery to be nursed in the right place at the right time allowing for timely discharges. You can help be part of this change.
Main duties of the job
- To work collaboratively as part of the healthcare team, helping registered nurses and other healthcare practitioners in the work associated with providing care to meet the health and well-being of the child/young people and their families
- Work with the registered nurses to meet the daily living needs of children and young people
- Provide comfort, reassurance and support to the child/young person and their families if anxious or distressed
- Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with the healthcare team, the child/young person and their family/carers/visitors
- Respond appropriately to queries, take phone messages and pass on written and verbal information to the healthcare team, the child/young person and their family/carers/visitors
- Assist in maintaining a clean environment that is conducive to safe practice, cleaning patient equipment as required
- Monitor and maintain the environment, equipment and resources
- To attend annual mandatory training and other training opportunities relevant to role.
- To participate in additional training and development opportunities in order to enhance professional development
Job description
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About us
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.
We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.