Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Band 3 Healthcare Assistant within the Crisis Intervention Team for Older People (CITOP) due to the expansion of the team's current role. The CITOP team supports adults predominately aged over 65 in the Hull and East Riding area with both functional and organic illness.

Moving forward the CITOP team will be extending their operating hours to provide 24-hour Crisis intervention and Home treatment for Older adults across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. CITOP will be provide four Community Crisis Beds for older adults as an alternative to inpatient care and The Acute Community Service will be extended to provide a seven-day service.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced healthcare Assistants to work under the supervision of a healthcare professionals to support them and help patients on their journey back to full health.

• Take the next step in your healthcare career in an award-winning NHS Trust with a reputation for high quality delivery & service.
• Full NHS terms and conditions and enhanced benefits package
• Develop your skills in a friendly and welcoming environment with opportunities for progression

Main duties of the job

The Health Care Assistants play a vital role in delivering high standards of care to patients at the Trust. Working in a busy clinical environment, you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure all patients are cared for and treated with dignity and respect and receive the highest quality of care. Duties will be varied and will include:

• Demonstrate what it means in practice to promote and provide person centred care treatment
• Support by obtaining valid consent, and carrying out risk assessments
• Work in partnership with the individual, their carer, families and the wider healthcare team
• Promote clinical effectiveness, safety and a good experience for the individual
• Making patients comfortable
• Talking and listening to patients
• Involving patient in there care and promoting recovery within he community
• You will also gain experience in gaining a number of key clinical skills throughout the programme.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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