Job summary
Band 2 Healthcare assistant for Ward 4 Clifton hospital
Are you a Health Care Assistant looking for a new challenge? Are you interested in becoming a Health Care Assistant at Clifton hospital?
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description & Person Specification before submitting your application.
Main duties of the job
Ward 4 at Clifton Hospital are looking for bright, innovative, caring and compassionate Health Care Assistants to join their friendly team of staff who are dedicated to providing excellent patient-centred care. If you are highly motivated and committed to delivering excellent standards of patient care and will embrace our Trust values then we would love to hear from you. We work closely as a multidisciplinary team to provide the best outcomes for each individual and their families.
In return you will be supported to progress in your career; through opportunities of training, Care Certificate completion and appraisals.
This is a fully rotational position, covering all shifts all days of the week.
This vacancy will close as soon as we have sufficient numbers so Please apply as soon as possible.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty-five-minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description & Person Specification before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description & Person Specification before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Willingness & ability to undertake NVQ Level 2
- Basic level of general education
- Excellent command of English - particularly in verbal communication
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of working with people
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute hospital trust
- Experience as a Healthcare Assistant
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tack and diplomacy
- An understanding of organisation of nursing care
- Basic IT skills in email
- Basic understanding of NHS issues
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
- Carry out clinical interventions as delegated by a RN as agreed by local protocols
- Good attendance record
- Able to perform a wide range of duties
Desirable
- Ability to perform ECGs
- Ability to undertake venepuncture
- Ability to monitor basic observations (Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Oxygen Saturations etc)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Willingness & ability to undertake NVQ Level 2
- Basic level of general education
- Excellent command of English - particularly in verbal communication
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of working with people
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute hospital trust
- Experience as a Healthcare Assistant
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- Able to deal with sensitive issues with tack and diplomacy
- An understanding of organisation of nursing care
- Basic IT skills in email
- Basic understanding of NHS issues
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
- Carry out clinical interventions as delegated by a RN as agreed by local protocols
- Good attendance record
- Able to perform a wide range of duties
Desirable
- Ability to perform ECGs
- Ability to undertake venepuncture
- Ability to monitor basic observations (Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Oxygen Saturations etc)
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
