Certificate of Sponsorship available for an experienced Healthcare Assistant at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Check qualifications, experience and Skilled Worker sponsorship information.
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Certificate of Sponsorship – Healthcare Assistant
Healthcare Assistant – Certificate of Sponsorship Available
Summary of the Job
Are you wishing to join a pleasant and highly skilled staff who are committed to giving the greatest quality of care to children and young people? Do you want to move forward in a lucrative speciality that has state-of-the-art technologies?
We are recruiting for an experienced healthcare Assistant to join the established team at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) within the Heart and Lung Directorate.
It’s an exciting moment to be at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Cardiac Nursing. We’re extending our service and we need your help.Cardiac services are starting an ambitious program of reform to meet the difficulties of creating a world leading cardiac program.
We are looking to expand the service to open a 16 bedded high dependency Unit in the next 2 years. This will allow children needing heart surgery to be looked after in the correct area at the right time allowing for speedy discharges.” Join us in being part of this change.
To work cooperatively as part of the health care team, assisting registered nurses and other health care practitioners in the tasks involved with delivering care to meet the health and well-being of the child/young people and their families.
Work with certified nurses to fulfil children and young people’s day to day living needs
Reassure, soothe and support the kid / young person and their relatives if they are nervous or distressed
Communicate clearly, effectively and properly with the healthcare team, child/young person and their family/carers/visitors
Answer questions correctly and take telephone messages and pass on written and verbal information to the healthcare team, the child/young person and their family/carers/visitors.
Help maintain a clean environment conducive to safe practice Clean patient equipment as necessary.
Monitor and control environment, equipment and resources
Participate in required annual training and other training opportunities relevant to role.
To engage in further training and development initiatives to upgrade professional growth
Who we are
We are committed to hiring the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are actively aiming to become an anti-racist organization. This involves building a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and respected and where racism has no place in any form. We are committed to anti-racism and have an Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, produced in partnership with our REACH staff network, to support us in taking action.
We actively combat discrimination and remove barriers, embedding equality in all areas of our workforce including recruitment, promotion and development. All candidates shall be considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, age, handicap, health condition or sexual orientation or any other basis covered by applicable law.
We particularly welcome submissions from persons from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long term health concerns and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We are happy to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Executive backed and active staff networks include REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks. These employee-led networks are key to building an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all staff.
We are developing a culture where inclusion is not optional, it is necessary.
Description of job
Duties & Responsibilities
The comprehensive job description offers details of the major activities and responsibilities of the role and the person specification details the credentials, abilities, experience and knowledge necessary. Please refer to the attached/s below for both docs.
Specification of the person
GOSH Culture and Values
Crucial
Our Always values
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
GCSE (Grade 4 – 9) in English and Maths or Functional Skills level 2 pass in English and Maths or comparable qualification acknowledged
NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care (eg University Certificate of Competence in Principles of Children & Young People Healthcare, advanced diploma, Higher apprenticeship Level 3) or Healthcare Support Worker Level 2
Certificate in Care
Willingness to design and implement internal research
Experience/Knowledges:
Able to identify instances when reporting is needed, and show ability to escalate to a senior person as applicable
“Knowledge and understanding of health service
Knowledge and knowledge of the requirements of the child/young person and their families. Including:? Nutrition and hydration? Dignity and respect? Infection control? Protection of vulnerable people? Confidentiality Health promotion
Experience in supporting an inclusive workplace culture.
Able to deliver basic patient care as directed
Understanding of working with children/young people and their families who are critically or chronically unwell.
Experience of previous direct patient care experience in a hospital context or experience of caring for children/young people within a child/young person community healthcare/hospice setting
Experience dealing with children/young people previously
Experience of team working
Skills/Abilities
Administrative and clerical activities relevant to their employment area
Compassionate and caring approach to patients, family and coworkers
Able to work and organise independently
Work professionally and in compliance with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support workers
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and so a disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (previously the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Sponsorship Certificate
Applications by job seekers requiring current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in UK is welcomed and will be reviewed together with all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
