Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

Are you someone who wants to make a difference to people?

Are you someone who has a passion to ensure people are supported to achieve fulfilment and well being?

Are you caring, empathetic, enthusiastic, committed and a team player?

Do you like the adrenalin of working in a fast paced, at times challenging but supportive and friendly environment?

If you have answered "yes" then carry on reading as this could be exactly what you are looking for.

Cambridge Rehab Unit is currently a 36 bedded inpatient rehabilitation unit. Our unit is a Nurse led facility. We have visiting Consultants and daily GP support. We provide short term rehabilitation for individuals from the age of 18 years who have had a change to their physical health. This may be due to an exacerbation of a pre-existing medical condition, an overall general deterioration in their abilities or acute cause.

Full and part time hours considered.

There is free on-site parking available.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will include the delivery of direct patient care, following our Trust policies and procedures, being responsive and respectful to patients, their families and colleagues needs.

To observe and report to a registered member of the team, any changes which may indicate an alteration in the general well being and safety of a patients. This includes observations on patient's clinical condition. To be aware of own limitations and when to seek support and guidance.

To provide patients with personal care as required and demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect, and compassion at all times.

To be an active team player and work with patients, families and members of the wider multi-disciplinary team

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LBGTQ+ communities.

Details

Date posted

12 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

310-OPAC-6081452-C

Job locations

Brookfields Hospital

351 Mill Road

Cambridge

CB1 3DF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for full details of role.

This posts covers 24 hr full rotational shifts. Flexible working considered.

  • To promote a positive service user experience throughout their stay through proactive listening, being responsive to issues raised and through resolving issues and concerns raised by service users with colleagues and senior members of the team.
  • To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.
  • To participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
  • To observe and report to a registered member of the team, any changes which may indicate an alteration in the general well being and safety of a service user. This would include observations around the service users presentation, behaviour, mood and verbal content.
  • To provide service users with personal care, where and when required, and demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect and compassion at all times.
  • To understand the importance of the relatives/carers contribution to care and conversing with the service users and their relatives/carers, establishing their needs and assisting them as necessary opportunity at developing a career within the healthcare sector.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for full details of role.

This posts covers 24 hr full rotational shifts. Flexible working considered.

  • To promote a positive service user experience throughout their stay through proactive listening, being responsive to issues raised and through resolving issues and concerns raised by service users with colleagues and senior members of the team.
  • To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.
  • To participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
  • To observe and report to a registered member of the team, any changes which may indicate an alteration in the general well being and safety of a service user. This would include observations around the service users presentation, behaviour, mood and verbal content.
  • To provide service users with personal care, where and when required, and demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect and compassion at all times.
  • To understand the importance of the relatives/carers contribution to care and conversing with the service users and their relatives/carers, establishing their needs and assisting them as necessary opportunity at developing a career within the healthcare sector.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCE/GCSE (Maths and English) or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Care certificate or equivalent
  • Training relating to ward specialism.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with people with reablement/rehab goals
  • Experience of working in a caring capacity.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
  • Effective communication skills both verbally and written including IT literacy (MS Office).
  • Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts
  • Shows appropriate professional and personal boundaries
  • Professional manner enabling good team working

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

  • Awareness of the need to safeguard patients and their information

Desirable

  • Willingness to learn about Safeguarding

Physical Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to carry out physical interventions
  • Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required

Other

Essential

  • Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working
  • Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
  • Willing to work flexibly within in the team

Desirable

  • Committed to engaging in and taking further training and development as identified
  • Demonstrates an interest in working within rehab
Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCE/GCSE (Maths and English) or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Care certificate or equivalent
  • Training relating to ward specialism.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with people with reablement/rehab goals
  • Experience of working in a caring capacity.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
  • Effective communication skills both verbally and written including IT literacy (MS Office).
  • Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts
  • Shows appropriate professional and personal boundaries
  • Professional manner enabling good team working

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

  • Awareness of the need to safeguard patients and their information

Desirable

  • Willingness to learn about Safeguarding

Physical Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to carry out physical interventions
  • Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required

Other

Essential

  • Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working
  • Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
  • Willing to work flexibly within in the team

Desirable

  • Committed to engaging in and taking further training and development as identified
  • Demonstrates an interest in working within rehab

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brookfields Hospital

351 Mill Road

Cambridge

CB1 3DF


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brookfields Hospital

351 Mill Road

Cambridge

CB1 3DF


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Stamatia Avroudiadou

stamatia.avroudiadou@cpft.nhs.uk

01223219246

Details

Date posted

12 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

310-OPAC-6081452-C

Job locations

Brookfields Hospital

351 Mill Road

Cambridge

CB1 3DF


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