Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 389-25-7528834
- Employer
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bradford Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Health Care Assistant - Children's
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
Closing Date: 30.10.25
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 31.10.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 10.11.25
Are you a passionate and dedicated healthcare assistant looking for a new adventure? Do you want to be part of our growing team at an exciting time? We are recruiting Healthcare Assistants to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Children’s Services is currently going through a transformational change with the merging of nursing teams across the Paediatric Emergency Department and the Children and Young People’s Unit. The successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to work across all areas.
Main duties of the job
Children’s Services at Bradford Royal Infirmary needs you to join our dedicated team to enable us to continue offering the children of Bradford excellent care. Our team is growing, and we require dynamic, outgoing Healthcare Assistants to join our renowned team.
The successful applicant will need to have:
· A commitment to caring for sick children and their families.
· Commitment to continuing your own personal professional development.
· NVQ/QCF Diploma or Apprenticeship at Level 3 in Health & Social Care
OR
· NVQ/QCF Diploma or Apprenticeship at Level 3 in a Child Care related course
Working for our organisation
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff and offer full time and part time (minimum of 23 hours) roles, this includes nights and weekends (shifts are 11.5 hours).
Benefits to you
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff).
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends and Bank Hoidays
- Career development & training
- An extensive education programme including a bespoke package and portfolio delivered by ward based Paediatric Clinical Skills Educator
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Children’s Emergency Department (ED)
Children’s ED is a busy department who currently see large volumes of children every year in an area specifically dedicated to children. Children who are attending with urgent care complaints are streamed straight to this area.
Children’s Clinical Decision Area (CCDA) and Short Stay
The Children’s Decision Area sees children referred from GPs, children with direct access and children sent from ED requiring a further assessment. The short stay area is for children who require a prolonged period of observation but who are unlikely to need a full admission to hospital.
Ward 30 (Children’s Inpatient Unit)
Ward 30 is a Children’s Inpatient Unit that was purpose built in 2016. The unit includes 35 inpatient beds, a two-bedded stabilisation area. The ward has an adolescent room, school room, play room, and an accessible bathroom. Each bed space also has state of the art bedside monitoring.
A team of clinical skills educators will be on hand with a supportive and robust training package, including:
- Obtaining physiological observations
- Meeting the care needs of children
- Venepuncture & cannulation
- ECG monitoring
- Bladder scanning
- Blood glucose & ketone monitoring
- Urinalysis
- Care of a child with a tracheostomy
- Caring for children requiring long term ventilation
Please also see the person specification and job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience, knowledge, and awareness of patient care need, e.g., patient monitoring
- Experience of dealing with members of the public
- Experience of working in a NHS/healthcare setting or equivalent.
- Experience of communicating professionally with others.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a paediatric setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Numeracy and literacy skills.
- Ability to organise and manage own workload.
- Basic IT skills.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability, commitment, and aptitude to learn all elements of the healthcare assistant role
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic Maths and English.
- QCF/NVQ Level 3 Health/Health and Social Care (or equivalent)**
Desirable criteria
- Care certificate*
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Deery
- Job title
- Practice & Professional Development Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07586714216
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