Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Do you want to come and work for the NHS at a time when it needs you more than ever? Join our NHS family as a Healthcare Assistant and make a difference every day!

We are a community trust - this means that we provide care to patients in their homes or in our community hospitals.

An opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly, established nursing and medical team within the Urgent Treatment Centre/Clinical Assessment Unit at Crawley Hospital.

Our Urgent Treatment Centre provides urgent and unscheduled care, 7 days a week. The Clinical assessment unit offers ambulatory primary care service 6 days a week for the Crawley population and surrounding communities.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the team works co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will ensure the highest possible standards of care are received by patients and their carers while in the units. Works within agreed boundaries of practice giving support to the nurse in charge of the shift and other members of the senior nursing team

Previous experience is essential, ideally in the acute setting. You will receive training in all aspects of urgent care and we will support you to achieving the Care certificate.

With experience and further training, you could further your career in health care opening opportunities to train as anAssistant PractitionerorNursing Associate. With the appropriate qualifications and experience,you could also go on to train as one of the many degree-level healthcare professionals such as a Nurse, Podiatrist, Midwife or Therapist.

There are so many opportunities to progress with us!

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff