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Job Description
We are searching for a highly structured, sensitive and energetic candidate to join our APOA and Sedation Team as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant at Great Ormond Street Hospital. You will support the implementation of high quality, child centric, pre-operative evaluation and nurse led sedation services, ensuring excellent communication and seamless operation of clinical and administrative processes across the service.
You will collaborate with anaesthetists, registered nurses, ODPs and multidisciplinary teams across all hospital specialities to ensure children are appropriately assessed, examined and optimised before receiving general anaesthetic or nurse-led sedation.
Main responsibilities of the position
You will work as part of the wider health care team in providing high quality and compassionate care to the child/young people/young person and family and will undertake clinical and non-clinical duties delegated to you by your manager and other registered health practitioners, in accordance with relevant standards, policies and protocols as required:
Work well as a member of a multi-disciplinary team within the APOA and Sedation Team.
To display good communication abilities.
To work within agreed ways of working, under indirect supervision of a registered health care professional (usually a registered nurse), following relevant standards, policies and protocols and always acting within your limits of training and competence.
To be accountable for your own work and to act on the results of your activities. To operate independently within your area of responsibility.
To act as an example of best practice and to supervise others when required.
To display and embody the Trust Values, Expected Behaviours and Core Values of Compassion in Practice (NHS Commissioning Board Dec 2012) and to conform to the GOSH Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers (2013).
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 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 a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active staff networks like REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks backed by the Executive. Our employee driven networks are crucial to creating an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
We are developing a culture where inclusion is not optional – it is fundamental, together.
Full job description and main tasks
The comprehensive job description provides an overview of the main activities and responsibilities of the post and the person specification sets out the credentials, abilities, experience and knowledge necessary. Both docs are attached below – see attachment/s.
Person specifications
Aggregate Values
Important criteria
Aggregated values
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Basic Requirements
GCSE (Grade 4 – 9) English and Mathematics or Functional Skills level 2 pass in English and Mathematics or comparable qualification acknowledged
NVQ Level 2 in 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
Evidence of accepted* Care Certificate achievement (*Accepted care certificate achievement must evidence online/workbook component in addition to workplace based skills development and evaluation. (We do not accept Care Certificates completed purely online).
Readiness to do in-house study and to undertake
Please be advised that:
All admin and clerical posts at Bands 2-4 will be subject to a two step recruiting procedure where shortlisted candidates will be required to sit an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those passing the competency exam will be invited for a formal interview.
The closing date is simply a recommendation. Occasionally, we may have to close a vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. We therefore recommend that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Only applicants who clearly demonstrate that they match the person specification criteria for this role will be considered. Please be aware that additional criteria may be applied on occasion where high amounts of candidates have been received to establish the final shortlist.
Applications from job seekers need current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK is welcomed and will be evaluated with all other applications. For more information go to the UK Visas and Immigration website
