Band 2 Health Care Assistant

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Applications are invited for Band 2 Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Posts on the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) which is part of Acute Medicine at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. Successful applicants will join a dynamic team in one of the most innovative Acute Medical Areas.

Acute Medicine at BHH manages a vibrant MAU with 59 assessment beds/trollies in which we aim to assess, treat and either admit or discharge our patients within 12-24 hours.

Our philosophy has always been to provide the highest quality care at the front door.

We are a friendly, experienced team who are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking individuals with a passion for caring, to join us as an HCA.

We are committed to developing our staff to reach their full potential and have various training opportunities available. You will be required to complete the Care Certificate if you have not already done so. You will be supported in doing this.

MAU is a very busy and dynamic area to work.

We strongly recommend that you make contact with the Managers to discuss the role. Informal visits also recommended.

Main duties of the job

The Health Care Assistant role on MAU is revolved around providing high quality patient centred care.

This includes personal care, recording observations, assisting with nutritional needs and escorting patients to other wards and departments, completing electronic patient charts for which you will be trained to do.

The post holder will have direct contact with members of the public and so will require excellent communication skills.

Due to the acute and busy environment, the post holder will need to be able to work well under pressure.

Patients are referred to MAU by either GP's or the emergency department for medical assessment. It is a dynamic busy area with a fast turnover of patients and is supported by a Matron and Senior Sisters. The workload within MAU is varied and different day to day.

We aim to provide safe and effective care that exceeds the expectations of our patients. Therefore, we are looking for individuals who will embrace our Trust values and work towards delivering high quality and safe patient care. At UHBFT we invest in our Health Care Assistant's and actively support/develop our staff to gain the qualifications they require.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

04 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 to £22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-49895GB

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Please Note : For a specific qualification requirements for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Functional skills Level 2 English Language and Maths

Desirable

* Qualification or GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English Language
* Care Certificate or evidence or Training & Development associated with Health Care Support Worker role
* Level 2/3 NVQ/ Diploma in Health

Experience

Essential

* Experience of working / participating as part of a team.
* Evidence of ability to work using own initiative and under minimal supervision
* Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the role and tasks involved
* Can articulate the reasons for training/ standards of practice and behaviour and how these may be demonstrated / relate to patient care and safety

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Please Note : For a specific qualification requirements for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Functional skills Level 2 English Language and Maths

Desirable

* Qualification or GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English Language
* Care Certificate or evidence or Training & Development associated with Health Care Support Worker role
* Level 2/3 NVQ/ Diploma in Health

Experience

Essential

* Experience of working / participating as part of a team.
* Evidence of ability to work using own initiative and under minimal supervision
* Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the role and tasks involved
* Can articulate the reasons for training/ standards of practice and behaviour and how these may be demonstrated / relate to patient care and safety

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).

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