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Paediatric Family Care Assistant
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 10 day(s) ago
Reference: 2419334
Job summary
Bedford Hospital is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a caring, compassionate, and dedicated individual to join our team as a Family Care Assistant (Band 3). This rewarding role is essential in providing support to patients and their families across a range of care settings within Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
As a Family Care Assistant, you will play an important role in delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care. Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, you will help create a welcoming and supportive environment, ensuring that every patient and their family are treated with dignity, kindness, and respect throughout their care journey.
If you are passionate about making a positive difference in people's lives and are seeking a fulfilling role within a supportive healthcare environment, we would love to hear from you. Join our dedicated team and help us provide the highest standard of care to patients and their families.
Main duties of the job
To support qualified staff in delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality care to children and their families, ensuring that children and their parents or carers receive the highest possible standard of care while on the unit, under the supervision and guidance of trained professionals.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Details
Date posted
12 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
418-FCA34340-CW
Job locations
Bedford Hospital
Kempston Road
Bedford
MK42 9DJ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities
Following a period of training, you will carry out basic observations and admission assessments of babies, children and young people (BCYP) under the supervision of a qualified nurse/nurse associate.
Following a period of training, you will carry out basic phlebotomy skills on babies, children and young people (BCYP) under the supervision of a qualified nurse/nurse associate.
You will use EPR to record observations under the supervision of a qualified nurse/nurse associate.
You will support BCYP, in collaboration with their parents and carers in providing basic hygiene needs.
You will support BCYP in collaboration with their parents and carers in providing food, fluids and other basic nutritional requirements (including patients with eating disorders).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities
Following a period of training, you will carry out basic observations and admission assessments of babies, children and young people (BCYP) under the supervision of a qualified nurse/nurse associate.
Following a period of training, you will carry out basic phlebotomy skills on babies, children and young people (BCYP) under the supervision of a qualified nurse/nurse associate.
You will use EPR to record observations under the supervision of a qualified nurse/nurse associate.
You will support BCYP, in collaboration with their parents and carers in providing basic hygiene needs.
You will support BCYP in collaboration with their parents and carers in providing food, fluids and other basic nutritional requirements (including patients with eating disorders).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GSCE level qualifications or equivalent
- Care certificate
Experience
Essential
- Working with children and young people
- Working in a Health Care Setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Be able to undertake Mandatory Training
- Computer literate
Desirable
- NVQ level 3
Personal Skills
Essential
- Flexible to handle different situations
- Caring and compassionate in nature
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good organisational skills
Other
Essential
- Ability to work within a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GSCE level qualifications or equivalent
- Care certificate
Experience
Essential
- Working with children and young people
- Working in a Health Care Setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Be able to undertake Mandatory Training
- Computer literate
Desirable
- NVQ level 3
Personal Skills
Essential
- Flexible to handle different situations
- Caring and compassionate in nature
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good organisational skills
Other
Essential
- Ability to work within a team
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bedford Hospital
Kempston Road
Bedford
MK42 9DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bedford Hospital
Kempston Road
Bedford
MK42 9DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)