Job summary
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant Champion to provide clinical guidance and pastoral support for band 2 and 3 HCA's across the Trust.
You will promote excellent patient care through the delivery of HCA support, guidance and assessment of the care certificate.
You will contribute to the delivery of the Health & Wellbeing strategy that will support all health care assistants across the Trust.
You will act as the HCA health and well-being champion across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Duties include:
- Maintaining contact and familiarity with current clinical practice
- Ensuring advice and guidance given to staff members confirms to clinical policies and protocols applying to practice
- Acting as a role model, giving a positive image of the Trust values and act in a manner that inspires confidence and is compliant with Trust policies
- Promoting effective and respectful communication with patients, relatives and colleagues within clinical areas
- Demonstrating understanding of the boundaries of the HCA role and support HCA's to work within the scope of their role and responsibilities
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining a team that is passionate about sharing our knowledge and skills with other nurses. We want to make a difference to patient care by ensuring you have the skills and knowledge to look after patients and can build a long and rewarding career at MSEFT.
- Supporting HCA following their induction and training providing underpinning knowledge, practical skills and behaviors and values to new HCA starters
- Providing a point of contact for HCAs who require additional support and direction with clinical skills and pastoral care
- identifying those staff members who may require assistance from a pastoral or well-being perspective and provide the necessary support
- To collate data to support the health and wellbeing initiatives that will improve staff experience for health care assistants
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining a team that is passionate about sharing our knowledge and skills with other nurses. We want to make a difference to patient care by ensuring you have the skills and knowledge to look after patients and can build a long and rewarding career at MSEFT.
- Supporting HCA following their induction and training providing underpinning knowledge, practical skills and behaviors and values to new HCA starters
- Providing a point of contact for HCAs who require additional support and direction with clinical skills and pastoral care
- identifying those staff members who may require assistance from a pastoral or well-being perspective and provide the necessary support
- To collate data to support the health and wellbeing initiatives that will improve staff experience for health care assistants
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- substantive HCA with care certificate
- more than 3 years experience
Desirable
- Healthcare support worker level 3 apprenticeship award
essential
Essential
- Experience of supporting and training new HCA to ward
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- substantive HCA with care certificate
- more than 3 years experience
Desirable
- Healthcare support worker level 3 apprenticeship award
essential
Essential
- Experience of supporting and training new HCA to ward
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).
