Healthcare Support Worker - Childrens Emergency Department
| Posting date: | 29 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 6YD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9188-25-0693 |
Summary
What youll do: You will form an integral part of our multi-disciplinary team providing excellent, high quality care to our paediatric population. You will be providing a high standard of individualised patient care demonstrating the Trust values through your work. Contribute to the smooth running of the department to ensure the 4 hour emergency target is hit. Communicate with patients/carers and take account of their individual needs and requests. Record, report and escalate information relating to care in an accurate and timely way. Assist with direct patient care. What were looking for:We would love to hear from you if you enjoy working in a busy department and are eager to develop clinical skills in an acute hospital environment. We will provide a comprehensive and supportive induction programme to ensure you complete your Care certificate and fully integrate into the team. Flexibility with working hours is essential as this role will cover a variety of days and nights. Development After you have completed your 1-week foundation induction you will attend an extended induction consisting of 1 study day per month for 5 months (total 5 study days). During this time, with the support of your line manager you will be learning the additional skills necessary to be a Senior Healthcare Assistant such as: Taking physiological measurement Maintaining patients skin integrity Local specific skills such as cannulation, catheterisation and ecgs. Upon successful completion of this training and its associated competency document containing the core HCSW competencies as well as the additional competencies required for a Band 3, you will progress into a Band 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker role. If youre the kind of person who believes in putting patients first, is always looking to improve and are a team player, then wed love to hear from you! Please note:This vacancy does not meet the Home Office threshold for sponsorship and requires candidates to complete a 9-month training period. We are therefore unable to accept applications from candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK or where candidates do not have at least 9 months remaining on their visa from the start date of the new role.