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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our Catkin and Community team. Experience of working within both acute/ outpatient/ community settings would be beneficial for this post alongside paediatric phlebotomy skills, however not essential, as training can be provided.

The Catkin team support and deliver high standards of care to children, young people and their families who attend the department and our community hubs. For their appointments the clinicians are supported with the obtaining of height, weight and blood pressure measurements and documentation.

Phlebotomy is a service that is offered both in Catkin and Community hubs, ensuring that high quality care and standards are adhered to in all settings.

The Healthcare Assistant is an integral member of the clinical team. They will assist and support nursing, medical, and other professional staff in the delivery of high standards of holistic family centred care to children, young people and their families.

**Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received

Full time permanent position- 37.5hours per week, working flexibly over the working week.

To promote an environment suitable for the care of the children, ensuring that the best interest of the child is paramount. To ensure the efficient and effective provision of the Catkin/Community service by providing support to nursing staff, patients, families and clinicians.

Please see Job Description for overview of main duties of the job.

Values Based Behaviours

Respect:
We show that we value every individual for who they are and their contribution

Excellence:
We pride ourselves on the quality of our care, going the extra mile to make Alder Hey a safe and special place for children and their families

Innovation:
We are committed to continually improving for the benefit of our patients

Together :
We work across the Alder Hey community in teams that are built on friendship, dedication, care and reassurance

Openness:
We are open and honest and engage everyone we meet with a smile

• The post holder will provide the highest standards of nursing care to children and their families.
• Undertake phlebotomy procedures in the department and community hubs once fully trained and competent.
• The post holder will be an effective communicator in all aspects of their duties both in direct and indirect patient care.
• The post holder will work in collaboration with the healthcare teams
• The post holder will work within the confines of their mandatory and statutory obligations, to the prevention and control of infection

• The post holder will undertake delegated nursing tasks as deemed necessary to enhance the care of the patient, some of which

• The post holder will assess and report risk to the nurse/lead clinician. The post holder will assist in the orientation and education

• Take responsibility for, prioritise and manage own workload to support clinical team