Healthcare Assistant
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Job summary
Do you want a career as a health care assistant in helping to make a difference? do you enjoy and thrive when working as a part of a multidisciplinary team? do you have excellent communication skills and enjoy being an advocate for vulnerable adults?
If so we are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our NHS family at the brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) within Sandwell and west Birmingham NHS Trust across our specialist surgical services department. This includes our acute trauma ward A7, our elective orthopaedic ward B6 and post acute step-down area within B8.
We welcome applicants who do not hold Level 2 in direct care but have experience. Please note if you do not hold Level 2 you will be expected to undertake this on commencement of your employment
Main duties of the job
As a Health Care assistant within trauma and orthopaedics you will be supporting patients with their personal, tailored individual needs. This will include washing, dressing and toileting, taking patient meal orders ensuring to order what is right for them and identifying different dietary needs. Serving meals and helping to feed patient who can no longer do this for themselves, helping patients to mobilise and to move around, making beds, monitoring patient conditions by carrying out observations, be able to use computers to input patient information onto our electronic record systems.
You must have excellent communications skills and be able to communicate any concerns that you may have or if you feel as though a patient is deteriorating or doesn't seem right, you must be able to communicate with patients, doctors, therapists and patient families. you must be friendly and approachable and willing to learn.
About us
At SWBH we thrive to achieve. Harnessing ambition, investment, commitment and the contribution of our people, out vision is to be the UK's best integrated care provider. We've trebled out training budget, enhanced the way we recognise our people and are constructing career pathway frameworks. our people have names, they have voices, they have family here at SWBH. we know where were going and we know that we won't et there alone. That's why we want you to join us.
Great care can change everything. Like you SWBH want to be apart of truly brilliant integrated care. and just like you we are ambitious about what we do. we are always seeking ways to do more and be better for our patients. Bring your dedication and determination here and you'll be surprised by just how great your career can be.
Details
Date posted
16 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year pro rota per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
381-SS-6774297
Job locations
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
Grove Lane
Smethwick
B66 2QT
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
Grove Lane
Smethwick
B66 2QT
Employer's website
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