Play and Family Support Assistant - Halifax, United Kingdom - Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

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Halifax, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking to appoint a passionate, friendly, family focused practitioner to join our Paediatric Emergency Department which is part of the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

We are a service delivering compassionate care to babies, children, young people with and their families.

As a Family Support Assistant you will predominantly work with children in the Department who require distraction, play preparation and age-appropriate play.

Communicate and liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
To support parents in all aspects of caring for their babies, children and young people
To ensure a safe environment for babies, children, young people and their families.
To understand the importance of the need for confidentiality in all client matters.

To provide play and distraction and support for children and their families in the paediatric emergency department.

As a Trust our vision is to provide Compassionate Care to all the communities we serve. Our Trust also delivers an exceptional package of supportive care to their employees.

To be part of the clinical team working within the Children's Emergency Department
Undertake all defined duties required.
To work without direct supervision using own initiative within the level of competency set down for this post.
To ensure that patient privacy and dignity are respected at all times
To support and reassure patients during clinical procedures or treatment.
To escort patients to and from the ward area.
Ensure that patient care is optimised by communicating relevant information in a timely and accurate fashion.
Promote the professional image of the Trust by maintaining at all times a neat appearance and helpful manner, paying particular attention to the need to deliver high standards of care, in accordance with the Trust's policy quality standards and the Patient's Charter.
Ensure that at all times the policies and working practices of the Trust are observed particularly in relation to confidentiality.
To attend unit and Multidisciplinary Team meetings as required.
Ensure that all queries are attended to as soon as possible, answering the telephone efficiently, conveying any messages to the appropriate personnel.