Health Care Assistant - Intermediate Care (Newton Community Hospital)

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Health Care Assistant to join the Community Intermediate Care Unit.

We are seeking highly enthusiastic and motivated individuals, with a passion for providing excellence within patient care, to join our team of friendly Nursing and Medical Staff at Newton Hospital.

The 30 bedded adult inpatient ward at Newton Community Hospital provides Intermediate Care in a community setting, including Nursing, Medical, Therapy and Social Care interventions for patients who require specialist care and support.

The post holder will be expected to deliver care of the highest standard and work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

The ability to work as part of a team is essential and previous experience of Intermediate Care is required.

An Enhanced DBS Certificate with the checking of both the Children's and Adults' Barred Lists is required for this position.

Interview date to be confirmed

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Nursing Team undertaking household support tasks and direct care tasks as delegated by the Nurse in Charge.
To support the qualified Nursing Staff in the maintenance of high standards of nursing care to patients.
To assist in providing an environment within the ward that is conductive to patient recovery and pleasant for patients and their families.
To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within the ward which the Nurse in Charge feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake.
To ensure where entries are made in nursing documentation, that these are correct, legible and comprehensive and countersigned by a registered nurse.
To understand and adhere to all Trust Policies.
To ensure the Health and Safety of patients, relatives and other staff is considered and not prejudiced by the post-holder at any time.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

22 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

409-6912069

Job locations

Newton Community Hospital

Bradlegh Rd

Newton-Le-Willows

WA12 8RB

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and is not compromised.
To ensure that all patient information is confidential and is not disclosed to a third party except with permission of the Nurse in Charge.
To report any untoward incidents/occurrences.
To ensure that all patient care is delivered with the highest degree of professionalism.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure patient records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is done in line with Trust policies and procedures.

TEACHING & TRAININGRESPONSIBILITIES

To attend specifically fire and lifting and handling lectures annually and ensure appropriate updates are attended once H.C.A. training is complete.
To participate in an annual performance review undertaken with the Ward Manager to identify personal development needs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and is not compromised.
To ensure that all patient information is confidential and is not disclosed to a third party except with permission of the Nurse in Charge.
To report any untoward incidents/occurrences.
To ensure that all patient care is delivered with the highest degree of professionalism.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure patient records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is done in line with Trust policies and procedures.

TEACHING & TRAININGRESPONSIBILITIES

To attend specifically fire and lifting and handling lectures annually and ensure appropriate updates are attended once H.C.A. training is complete.
To participate in an annual performance review undertaken with the Ward Manager to identify personal development needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate or willingness to work towards the Care Certificate qualification
NVQ Level 2 (Ideally in Health Care) or equivalent qualification, or equivalent experience

Skills

Essential

Team player
Enthusiastic and motivated
Ability to use own initiative

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Previous experience of Intermediate Care
Previous experience in the provision of direct patient care
Previous experience within a Customer Service environment

Desirable

Previous experience of working in the NHS

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate or willingness to work towards the Care Certificate qualification
NVQ Level 2 (Ideally in Health Care) or equivalent qualification, or equivalent experience

Skills

Essential

Team player
Enthusiastic and motivated
Ability to use own initiative

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Previous experience of Intermediate Care
Previous experience in the provision of direct patient care
Previous experience within a Customer Service environment

Desirable

Previous experience of working in the NHS

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.