Band 3 Healthcare Assistant - CYPAU, Romford RM7 0AG

Our busy Childrenâs Department covers two sites â Queens Hospital in Romford and King Georgeâs Hospital in Ilford. We deliver a comprehensive range of general medical and surgical services to our local population and have an inpatient ward, one with a co-located 4 bedded HDU, two Children and Young People Assessment Unit (CYPAU) over at Queenâs Hospital and King George Hospital, a day unit with a POSCU and haematology service, two outpatients departments with a GP âhot clinicâ, a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and a Childrenâs Community Nursing team.
We know it takes happy, motivated staff to produce patient satisfaction, so weâre investing in making our hospitals great places to work. Itâs about living our values: Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment â the PRIDE at the heart of all we do.
The post holder will assist in the provision of high quality, holistic care to children, young people, and their families by working effectively as members of the multi-disciplinary team. This involve providing care to children and young people under the direct supervision and direction of registered children's nurses. The post holder will work autonomously within guidelines, caring for low acuity children in the ward settings, and assisting the registered nurses in the care of higher acuity children when directed, and will be proactive in monitoring and anticipating the needs of the patients within the boundaries of the job description. We are then looking for an individual, who possesses excellent communication skills, hardworking, reliable, and dedicated with good organisational skills.

The post holder must be able to work flexibly, unsupervised and must be resilient under pressure.

The post holder will assist in the provision of high quality, holistic care to children, young people and their families by working effectively as members of the multi-disciplinary team. This will involve providing care to children and young people under the direct supervision and direction of registered childrenâs nurses.

Weâre an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; weâre no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care weâre proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff â who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and weâre proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queenâs Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London â more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St Georgeâs Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
Weâre looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. Itâll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Nadeem Arif, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5938. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.