Healthcare Assistant

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

18 Hours per week

We are looking to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and trustworthy healthcare assistant to join our friendly team.

Tocketts Ward is a 30 bed community hospital ward providing care for patients with long term health needs who have also been admitted to hospital following an acute episode of illness. Patients have a range of conditions and can be admitted for palliative care or rehabilitation. The Ward has a blend of ring-fenced beds for consultant led beds and general practitioner led beds.

Main duties of the job

As a healthcare assistant you will need to be flexible and hardworking.

Training and development opportunities will be given.

We will require the successful candidate to work days, nights and weekends on a rotational basis.

You will need to be able to prioritise work under pressure and have excellent communication skills.

We pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and you will need to demonstrate how you will ensure this through your application and as part of the interview process.

This post will close when sufficient applications have been received.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust.

About us

South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.

Date posted

24 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-FCS-5719502

Job locations

East Cleveland Primary Care Hospital

Brotton

TS12 2FF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Ability to demonstrate person centred care
Previous experience of working with the public

Desirable

Previous experience in a caring role

Key Skills

Essential

Communicates well with good listening skills and is able to adopt an appropriate style and method of communication
Understand the need for confidentiality at all times
A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Ability to demonstrate person centred care
Previous experience of working with the public

Desirable

Previous experience in a caring role

Key Skills

Essential

Communicates well with good listening skills and is able to adopt an appropriate style and method of communication
Understand the need for confidentiality at all times
A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives

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.