University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Senior Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

Are you a Health Care Assistant working within the NHS?

We have an exciting opportunity for highly motivated, hardworking, patient centered individuals to work within Pyecombe Ward as band 3.

You will be putting your years of experience as well as your high level of knowledge and skill to use helping to provide high level care to our service users.

Main duties of the job

Welcome patients and visitors to the ward/department.
Provide/receive complicated and sensitive information relating to patient care (eg. from colleagues, patients, carers and relatives), communicating clearly, concisely and accurately and escalating enquiries where appropriate.
Communicate at all times with tact and empathy, and interact appropriately with patients and relatives/carers where barriers to communication may exist (eg. challenging behaviour, varying levels of ability, where English is not the first language).
Participate effectively in multidisciplinary case conferences, as required

**For further information, please see the attached Job Description**

About us

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Date posted

12 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

279-5955146-JAN24

Job locations

Princess Royal Hospital

Haywards Heath

RH16 4EX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work within own level of assessed competence and participate actively in training and assessment; take personal responsibility for booking and participating in all statutory & mandatory training required for the role. Follow written policies, protocols/operating procedures and patient treatment/careplans, with support from registered healthcare practitioners available. Work at all times in a way that minimises the risk of infection (to patients and self) and maintains health, safety and security in line with established protocols (eg. hand hygiene, use of Personal Protective Equipment). At all times, maintain patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality. Assess (through basic observations) patient health, safety & wellbeing before and while undertaking any activity or intervention, and respond accordingly. Provide concise, legible and accurate data and records of own work (handwritten and input to computer systems, eg. Electronic Patient Record).

**For further information, please see the attached Job Description**

Job description

Job responsibilities

**For further information, please see the attached Job Description**

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

2+ years healthcare assistant experience
Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support, Health & Social Care or relevant equivalent qualification (eg. Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2)
Comprehensive experience of working within an acute setting

Desirable

Acute medical ward healthcare assistant experience
Level 3 Diploma in Clinical healthcare Support, Health & Social Care or relevant equivalent qualification (eg. Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3)
Experience of teaching/training, and qualification/training in mentoring and assessment.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

2+ years healthcare assistant experience
Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support, Health & Social Care or relevant equivalent qualification (eg. Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2)
Comprehensive experience of working within an acute setting

Desirable

Acute medical ward healthcare assistant experience
Level 3 Diploma in Clinical healthcare Support, Health & Social Care or relevant equivalent qualification (eg. Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3)
Experience of teaching/training, and qualification/training in mentoring and assessment.

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Princess Royal Hospital

Haywards Heath

RH16 4EX

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Princess Royal Hospital

Haywards Heath

RH16 4EX

Employer's website

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