Senior Health Care Support Worker (Band 3) - Paediatrics

Job Overview

Are you a health professional who wants to build a career caring for children and are eager to develop your skills and knowledge?

If you are an enthusiastic, caring professional who has a passion for supporting children and families by providing high standards of clinical care from 7 days through to 18 years of age within Airedale Hospital Children’s Services we would like to hear from you.

You will need to be kind and responsive and remain professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide. You will need to have good communication skills and be able to demonstrate a caring and supportive approach to working.

We are currently looking for Senior Health Care Support Worker skilled in the care of children with acute and elective health care needs, to join our Childrens Unit Team. In order to achieve our vision for the future we currently have posts available for someone who possess essential levels of practical skills and knowledge in caring for children needing acute and planned care.

There are a variety of hours available, part-time to full time hours.

Please note: We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven college and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace out 'Right Care' behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream

Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our Values

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity
  
  

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further details and full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification attached

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation