Paediatric Emergency Department Assistant

Paediatric Emergency Department Assistant

The closing date is 27 May 2026

Responsibilities

• Work as a Paediatric Emergency Department Assistant within a high pressured, fast moving environment.
• Prioritise and deliver care to patients.
• Demonstrate high standards of care and set examples of best practice within the delivery of patient care in the Emergency Department.
• Ensure patients' safety, privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
• Assist in age related play and distraction therapy.
• Support the registered nurses of the Emergency Department.
• Undertake duties determined by the Department Managers and Matron including working within the main department during times of surge.
• Comply with all relevant policies and procedures to maintain the safety of patients within the Emergency Department.
• Ensure patient safety, comfort and welfare and provide support to relatives and advocates as required.

Person Specification Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Experience

• Experience as a Health Care Assistant in a permanent post.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of organising and prioritising own workload.
• Experience of NHS computer systems.
• Experience in the Emergency Department.

Skills & Attributes

• Basic IT skills to document on the electronic patient record.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to recognise when support is required.
• Ability to make shared clinical and professional decisions taking into consideration Trust/Departmental Policies/Procedures.
• Flexible.
• Good organisational skills.
• Knowledge and practical experience of manual handling.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding and refer questions to others where appropriate.
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
• Willingness to use equipment; full training provided.
• Observation training.
• ECG training.
• Venepuncture training.
• Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality.
• Able to perform a wide range of duties.
• Cannulation training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.