Paediatric Healthcare Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed Job Description & Main Responsibilities

The Paediatric High Dependency Unit (HDU) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivatedHealthcare Support Worker (HCSW) to join its dynamic nursing team.

The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, holistic, patient-centred care to children and young people requiring enhanced observation, monitoring, and specialist respiratory support. Working under the direction of registered nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care in accordance with Trust values and behaviours.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist paediatric environment caring for children with a range of acute, complex, and long-term health conditions. The role includes supporting children undergoing sleep studies, monitoring patients receiving long-term ventilation (LTV), and assisting with the observation and escalation of care for children requiring high dependency support.

The post holder will:

• Support the nursing team in delivering high standards of safe and effective patient care.
• Undertake and accurately record physiological observations, including heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturations, blood pressure, temperature, and Paediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS).
• Recognise changes in a child's condition and promptly escalate concerns to registered nursing staff.
• Assist in the monitoring of children undergoing overnight sleep studies and those requiring long-term ventilation, ensuring patient safety and comfort at all times.
• Support the safe use, monitoring, and maintenance of respiratory and monitoring equipment within the clinical area.
• Deliver personal care and assist with activities of daily living while promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing.
• Provide emotional support and reassurance to children, young people, parents, and carers throughout their hospital stay.
• Maintain accurate documentation and communicate effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to the safe delivery of delegated clinical skills and competencies within the scope of the Healthcare Support Worker role.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organised environment, adhering to infection prevention and control policies.
• Demonstrate flexibility and professionalism while working within a busy and varied paediatric high dependency setting.

We are looking for a compassionate, observant, and reliable Healthcare Support Worker with excellent communication and organisational skills. The successful candidate will have a positive and professional approach, be able to work sensitively with children and families, and thrive as part of a multidisciplinary team.

This role offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and experience within paediatric high dependency, respiratory care, sleep medicine, and long-term ventilation, while making a meaningful difference to the lives of children and their families.

Key working relationships include:

Patients and their carersNursing and medical staffSenior Staff Nurse / Junior SisterSister / Charge NurseMultidisciplinary teamMatronDirectorate / Divisional Nurse

Job responsibilities

Detailed Job Description & Main Responsibilities

The Paediatric High Dependency Unit (HDU) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivatedHealthcare Support Worker (HCSW) to join its dynamic nursing team.

The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, holistic, patient-centred care to children and young people requiring enhanced observation, monitoring, and specialist respiratory support. Working under the direction of registered nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care in accordance with Trust values and behaviours.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist paediatric environment caring for children with a range of acute, complex, and long-term health conditions. The role includes supporting children undergoing sleep studies, monitoring patients receiving long-term ventilation (LTV), and assisting with the observation and escalation of care for children requiring high dependency support.

The post holder will:

• Support the nursing team in delivering high standards of safe and effective patient care.
• Undertake and accurately record physiological observations, including heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturations, blood pressure, temperature, and Paediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS).
• Recognise changes in a child's condition and promptly escalate concerns to registered nursing staff.
• Assist in the monitoring of children undergoing overnight sleep studies and those requiring long-term ventilation, ensuring patient safety and comfort at all times.
• Support the safe use, monitoring, and maintenance of respiratory and monitoring equipment within the clinical area.
• Deliver personal care and assist with activities of daily living while promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing.
• Provide emotional support and reassurance to children, young people, parents, and carers throughout their hospital stay.
• Maintain accurate documentation and communicate effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to the safe delivery of delegated clinical skills and competencies within the scope of the Healthcare Support Worker role.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organised environment, adhering to infection prevention and control policies.
• Demonstrate flexibility and professionalism while working within a busy and varied paediatric high dependency setting.

We are looking for a compassionate, observant, and reliable Healthcare Support Worker with excellent communication and organisational skills. The successful candidate will have a positive and professional approach, be able to work sensitively with children and families, and thrive as part of a multidisciplinary team.

This role offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and experience within paediatric high dependency, respiratory care, sleep medicine, and long-term ventilation, while making a meaningful difference to the lives of children and their families.

Key working relationships include:

Patients and their carersNursing and medical staffSenior Staff Nurse / Junior SisterSister / Charge NurseMultidisciplinary teamMatronDirectorate / Divisional Nurse