Healthcare Assistant

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 2/3 Healthcare Assistant

**The successful candidate will be supported to progress to Band 3 after achieving a set of competences.**

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Department (ED) for a Health Care Assistant.

If you are ready to become a part of a passionate and dynamic team, have six months experience being an HCA and have completed your care certificate or equivalent, we'd be really interested in hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

We are a busy working environment with a high turnover of patients which sees and treats children and adults with a range of conditions including minor injuries, major trauma, medical and surgical emergencies and mental health conditions. Clinical working areas include Majors, Minors, See & Treat and Resus. We have a dedicated clinical practice educator to ensure robust support and education as you begin your new journey.

We have a full time vacancies for motivated Health Care Assistants to join the Emergency Department Team. If you enjoy working in a busy demanding environment and are able to work on your own initiative, then this may be the job for you.

About us

When you accept a job here, you will be supported within the team by enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff, with a strong ethos of supervision and supporting staff well-being. You will receive specific training to help you achieve your competencies for the role, alongside Trust mandatory training and in-house courses. We value individuals and encourage you to get the most out of your personal development and career, which in turn supports the hospital in delivering high quality health care.

The department is actively committed to looking at ways to improve the patient and staff experience, ensuring we create an environment where patients feel safe, cared for and confident in the treatment they receive, and our staff feel valued, listened to and supported.

Date posted

08 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

177-EMER-6656037

Job locations

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR31 6LA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Good general standard of education in Mathematics and English at GCSE level or equivalent to Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy
Care certificate or equivalent
Relevent course to role (eg: NVQ level 2)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Ability to communicate with a range of different people
Experience of working with general public
Experience of working within a team.
Previous experience in a care setting

Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Essential

Ability to adapt appropriately to different situations
Ability to communicate clearly in writing, via IT, verbally and using telephone
Ability to act as an advocate for patients
Enthusiastic and self-motivated
Punctual and reliable
Kind, compassionate and shows empathy to others.

Behavioural Qualities.

Essential

Demonstrate collaboration
Act with professionalism and integrity
Demonstrate anti discriminatory behaviours, treating people fairly and creating a sense of belonging and pride
Confident to speak up when things are not right, be innovative and make changes to support continuous improvemtn
Be compassionate, good at listening and demonstrate kindness to others and ourselves.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Good general standard of education in Mathematics and English at GCSE level or equivalent to Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy
Care certificate or equivalent
Relevent course to role (eg: NVQ level 2)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Ability to communicate with a range of different people
Experience of working with general public
Experience of working within a team.
Previous experience in a care setting

Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Essential

Ability to adapt appropriately to different situations
Ability to communicate clearly in writing, via IT, verbally and using telephone
Ability to act as an advocate for patients
Enthusiastic and self-motivated
Punctual and reliable
Kind, compassionate and shows empathy to others.

Behavioural Qualities.

Essential

Demonstrate collaboration
Act with professionalism and integrity
Demonstrate anti discriminatory behaviours, treating people fairly and creating a sense of belonging and pride
Confident to speak up when things are not right, be innovative and make changes to support continuous improvemtn
Be compassionate, good at listening and demonstrate kindness to others and ourselves.

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.