North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant ED - Hinchingbrooke

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Job summary

Join our Emergency Department Healthcare Assistant at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon!

If Successful for interview this will be held on:

Date - Friday, the 19th of April 2024

Time - 09:00-14:00

Location - Education Centre, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Parkway Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdon, PE29 6NT

Our Healthcare Assistants are a vital part of the team and will work in all areas from minors to resus and paediatrics.

By joining us, you will have the opportunity to meet the team, learn more about training, development, and further career opportunities, get first-hand experience on a day in a life of a healthcare assistance in the Emergency Department, and attend a formal interview.

We value teamwork and we are working collaboratively. You will become part of a supportive, inclusive, and diverse team where your contribution to providing high-standard quality of care and experience to our patients and their families would be valued.

In preparation for the event, please make sure that you bring with you a photo ID and proof of right to work in the UK.

If you work well under pressure, have a can-do attitude and enjoy working in a dynamic environment we want to hear from you. Join #TeamNWAngliaFT and start a successful career with us! Apply now!

For any further information, please contact the Resourcing Team on nwangliaft.resourcing@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be passionate about improving the life of our patients while demonstrating a flexible approach and excellent communication skills. You will show a respectful, caring, and compassionate attitude in your daily duties.

You will assist the qualified nursing staff in providing a high-standard nursing care within the Emergency Department. You will demonstrate great communication skills and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

All the roles are permanent and offered on a full-time and part-time basis. Flexible working opportunities would be considered where possible.

When your tasks prove to be challenging, our Wellbeing team will be there to support you as well as our in-house physiotherapy services.

About us

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

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, bank holidays;
  • Career development and training;
  • Wellbeing support and activities;
  • In-house physiotherapy Service;
  • On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
  • Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
  • Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Details

Date posted

04 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

176-U-5776641-C

Job locations

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Parkway Hinchingbrooke

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full duties can be found in the attached job description but if you want to learn more about this role, please drop us an email.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full duties can be found in the attached job description but if you want to learn more about this role, please drop us an email.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic General Education

Desirable

  • NVQ Level II in care

Experience

Desirable

  • 6 Months previous caring experience in emergency department or minor injury type setting or medical admissions, community, voluntary or work experience
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic General Education

Desirable

  • NVQ Level II in care

Experience

Desirable

  • 6 Months previous caring experience in emergency department or minor injury type setting or medical admissions, community, voluntary or work experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Parkway Hinchingbrooke

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT


Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Parkway Hinchingbrooke

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT


Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment

Resourcing Department

nwangliaft.resourcing@nhs.net

01480423174

Details

Date posted

04 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

176-U-5776641-C

Job locations

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Parkway Hinchingbrooke

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT


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