Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 community Health care assistant

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Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and caring Healthcare Assistant, who is reliable and flexible to join our Taunton District Nursing team.If you have good interpersonal and organisational skills, enjoy a challenge and have a passion to deliver a high standard of patient care, then this is the opportunity for you!

Main duties of the job

You will support and assist Registered Nurses as a member of the nursing team and under supervision perform a broad range of activities and assigned tasks as required by the patients individualised care plans.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!

Details

Date posted

30 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year working shift patterns over 37.5 hours per week

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

184-OL-BL-446

Job locations

Williton Community Hospital

North Road

Williton

Somerset

TA4 4RA


Minehead Community Hospital

Luttrell Way

Minehead

Somerset

TA24 6DF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Has a HCA back ground qualification

Desirable

  • has worked in Care before

Experience

Essential

  • Has HCA skills

Desirable

  • Has HCA skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Hold a UK driving licence and has a car
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Has a HCA back ground qualification

Desirable

  • has worked in Care before

Experience

Essential

  • Has HCA skills

Desirable

  • Has HCA skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Hold a UK driving licence and has a car

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

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Williton Community Hospital

North Road

Williton

Somerset

TA4 4RA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Williton Community Hospital

North Road

Williton

Somerset

TA4 4RA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Helen Shaw

helen.shaw@somersetft.nhs.uk

03001245606

Details

Date posted

30 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year working shift patterns over 37.5 hours per week

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

184-OL-BL-446

Job locations

Williton Community Hospital

North Road

Williton

Somerset

TA4 4RA


Minehead Community Hospital

Luttrell Way

Minehead

Somerset

TA24 6DF


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