The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant (Msc Internship)

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Job summary

Are you interested in pursing a career in Children's Nursing? We are interested in hearing from candidates wanting to apply for the MSc Children's Nursing Programme at Northumbria University and offer the opportunity to work in conjunction with our Trust's Staff Bank as a Healthcare Assistant.

The MSc Children's Nursing Programme (pre-registration) at Northumbria University is a self-funded course for those who already have a previous undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above and GCSE English and Maths (A-C) or equivalent. As part of this recruitment, candidates will be jointly interviewed by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Northumbria University to assess suitability for both the Bank Healthcare Assistant role and the pre-registration nursing programme.

Successful applicants will be offered a post with our Staff Bank as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant, as well as a place on the MSc Children's Nursing Programme. Joining our bank provides an excellent opportunity for those who wish to gain insight and experience into diverse areas and specialties during training, while providing you with the flexibility to choose your own working hours.

To be eligible for the MSc Nursing programme candidates must have a minimum of 500 hours of healthcare experience to start the course in January 2024. Successful candidates that do not currently have these hours will be able to work on the Staff Bank as a Healthcare Assistant to gain this experience, with a view to start the course in January 2025.

Main duties of the job

Our bank service aims to supply appropriately skilled staff to cover temporary shortages across both acute and community settings. Joining the bank provides an excellent opportunity for those who wish to gain insight and experience into diverse areas and specialities while providing you with the flexibility to choose your own working hours.

We offer comprehensive training, the opportunity for NHS Pension contributions and accrued holiday pay.

About us

We are committed to improving the working lives of our staff and maintaining a healthy and efficient work force while providing excellent care to our patients. Listed below is a summary of the Trust terms and conditions of registration to the Staff Bank, and staff benefits available.

All posts are subject to NHS pre-employment checks including occupational health clearance and DBS (where appropriate).
All pay progression is conditional upon a positive outcome at annual appraisal.
All successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay. You will be required to sign a DBS payment form which will be issued to you as part of your recruitment process.
All new employees will be required to attend the Trust induction programme and complete appropriate mandatory training requirements.
Where professional registration is required for a post it is the responsibility of the employee to maintain their registration.
The Trust operates a no smoking policy.

Date posted

23 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

317-2023-SB-HCA-2310

Job locations

Trustwide

Newcastle

NE3 3HD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide effective and efficient Healthcare Assistant support to various departments throughout the Trust as required ensuring that a high quality of patient care is delivered.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide effective and efficient Healthcare Assistant support to various departments throughout the Trust as required ensuring that a high quality of patient care is delivered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-1 (or D-G or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills)

Skills

Essential

Basic IT skills
Ability to be responsible for own development, identifying training needs, set personal objectives and attend appropriate training as agreed by line manager
Ability to initiate emergency action when required e.g. Cardiac arrest, Fire

Experiences

Essential

Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.

Desirable

Experience of caring in a health care setting
Previous work in a health care setting
Previous NHS experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-1 (or D-G or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills)

Skills

Essential

Basic IT skills
Ability to be responsible for own development, identifying training needs, set personal objectives and attend appropriate training as agreed by line manager
Ability to initiate emergency action when required e.g. Cardiac arrest, Fire

Experiences

Essential

Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.

Desirable

Experience of caring in a health care setting
Previous work in a health care setting
Previous NHS 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.

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).

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