Health Care Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated healthcare assistant who will join us on our 17 bedded Orthopaedic recovery unit - Ward B3. The successful applicant will be expected to work to our high standards of patient care and service delivery. We provide a comprehensive training package in a supporting and welcoming environment. However, as this is a band 3 post - experience is expected.

Our multidisciplinary team, deliver care for patients who are undergoing joint replacement surgery, such as hip replacements, knee replacements, shoulder surgery and spinal surgery. In addition, we can also care for some day case patients who may need a hospital stay overnight.

The pace can be fast but job satisfaction is high. Do you fancy a new challenge? We look forward to your application.

Main duties of the job

Includes attending to patients basic hygiene and dressing needs, assist with helping to feed patients (if required), attend to patients toileting needs, whilst maintaining dignity and respect, completing bedside charts in a timely manner and keeping patient track (the electronic patient records) up to date. You will need to work to the Trusts standards and expectations, adhering to the Purpose T, falls, Fluid & Hydration and MUST policies amongst others.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice