Senior Healthcare Assistant/Nursery Nurse (Children's)
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford, BD9 6RJ
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 September 2026
3 days left
Job description
Closing Date: 3rd September 2026 Shortlisting to take place after closing date: Commencing 4th September 2026 Interview expected to take place in the ...
Children's Emergency Department (ED)
Children's ED is a busy department who currently see large volumes of children every year in an area specifically dedicated to children. Children who are attending with urgent care complaints are streamed straight to this area.
Children's Clinical Decision Area (CCDA) and Short Stay
The Children's Decision Area sees children referred from GPs, children with direct access and children sent from ED requiring a further assessment. The short stay area is for children who require a prolonged period of observation but who are unlikely to need a full admission to hospital.
Ward 30 (Children's Inpatient Unit)
Ward 30 is a Children's Inpatient Unit that was purpose built in 2016. The unit includes 35 inpatient beds, a two-bedded stabilisation area. The ward has an adolescent room, school room, play room, and an accessible bathroom. Each bed space also has state of the art bedside monitoring.
A team of clinical skills educators will be on hand with a supportive and robust training package, including:
- Obtaining physiological observations
- Meeting the care needs of children
- Venepuncture & cannulation
- ECG monitoring
- Bladder scanning
- Blood glucose & ketone monitoring
- Urinalysis
- Care of a child with a tracheostomy
- Caring for children requiring long term ventilation
Please see the attached person specification and job description for further information. Alternatively please get in touch.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff and offer full time and part time (minimum of 23 hours) roles, this includes nights and weekends (shifts are 11.5 hours).
Benefits to you
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff).
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends and Bank Hoidays
- Career development & training
- An extensive education programme including a bespoke package and portfolio delivered by ward based Paediatric Clinical Skills Educator
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience, knowledge, and awareness of patient care need, e.g., patient monitoring
- Experience of dealing with members of the public
- Experience of working in a NHS/healthcare setting or equivalent.
- Experience of communicating professionally with others.
Desirable
- Experience in a paediatric setting
Skills
Essential
- Numeracy and literacy skills.
- Ability to organise and manage own workload.
- Basic IT skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability, commitment, and aptitude to learn all elements of the healthcare assistant role
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Maths and English.
- QCF/NVQ Level 2 Health/Health and social care (or equivalent)
- QCF/NVQ Level 3 Health/Health and Social Care (or equivalent)**
Desirable
- Care certificate*
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
20 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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