Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 151-VG229
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £25,768 Per Annum, Pro Rata incl. of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Health Care Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to join a friendly welcoming team then the Paediatric team at Wexham is for you.
Healthcare Assistants are essential and valued team members that play a very important role in a patient's hospital journey. You will be working as part of a multi disciplinary team alongside Nurses, Therapists, Doctors, Discharge Coordinators and Administrators.
The aim is to deliver high quality care to patients in an inpatient setting.
When joining Frimley Health, we can offer you a supportive working environment as well as training and development to meet your needs. If you have an interest in providing exceptional patient care as well as developing your clinical knowledge and skills then please apply via this vacancy.
This vacancy is linked to a Level 2 Apprenticeship. This will support you to gain relevant knowledge, skills and experience that will help you achieve your potential in this role. Working alongside the Trust’s experienced staff you will be supported to gain the apprenticeship qualification and functional skills in maths and English if required. This is a great opportunity to gain a national recognised qualification while you are working and earning, which will support you in both this role and in your future career at Frimley Health.
You will not be required to undertake an apprenticeship if you have previously completed a relevant apprenticeship, NVQ or similar qualification.
Main duties of the job
You will be primarily assisting the Nursing team with care of the patients.
In this role you can look forward to a career full of development opportunities and the support from an excellent team of healthcare professionals – working alongside a reliable and friendly team.
Working for our organisation
Please note that this post is not eligible for sponsorship.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the role responsibilities, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification or give us a call.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above or equivalent
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Basic numeracy and literacy
- Ability to follow clear instructions and feedback from staff
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust
Desirable criteria
- Care certificate completed
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of dealing with the general public
Desirable criteria
- Experience of manual handling
- Experience in a healthcare setting
- Experience on a hospital ward
Working pattern
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work full shift patterns, including early/late/night shifts and weekends and bank holidays
Desirable criteria
- To be flexible with working patterns
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
- Emma Flynn
- Job title
- Matron for Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006154621
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