Healthcare Assistant - West Newton Ward

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

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Job summary

West Newton is a busy frailty ward ward, where we take care of elderly and frail patients until they have care in the community set up.

Our aim is to provide our patients with the highest quality of personal care and support while they are in hospital - promoting independence where possible.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be responsible for working under delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated Health Care Support Workers to join our teams and support them in providing effective care in a safe and therapeutic environment. The successful applicants must have:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrate flexibility
Be able to work as part of a team as well as make decisions autonomously
Be willing to undertake further training and Mandatory updates as deemed necessary

Previous experience of working within a care environment or the NHS is desirable but not essential as you will be supported whilst learning the role.

You will receive regular supervision and annual appraisal and will be offered training opportunities to meet your Personal Development Plan.

About us

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.

We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.

In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).

Date posted

05 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

426-862-23MG

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hopsital

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role requires you to practice and adopt the National 6 Cs which are Care, Compassion, Communication, Commitment, Competence and Courage. The 6Cs of nursing stand for the professional values and behaviours and commitment to always deliver excellent care. Each value is equal, not one is more important than the other. They focus on putting the person being cared for at the heart of the care they are given. At The Queen Elizabeth Hospital we consistently practice and look after patients with dignity and compassion.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Desirable

General Education to GCSE level in Maths and English A-D(or equivalent)
Care Certificate
NVQ Level 2

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people/team

Desirable

Previous health/social care support worker experience

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

Ability to verbally communicate clearly and effectively in the English language
Clear and effective reading and writing in the English language
Can follow instructions and learn procedures
Understanding of confidentiality
Understanding of the Healthcare assistant role

Desirable

Basic computer/IT skills
First Aid training

Aptitude

Essential

Punctual, motivated and committed
Caring and compassionate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Inclusive and non-judgemental
Able to cope with stress and challenging situations
Able to prioritise own workload and manage time effectively
Able to work well in a team
Able to recognise own limitations

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Desirable

General Education to GCSE level in Maths and English A-D(or equivalent)
Care Certificate
NVQ Level 2

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people/team

Desirable

Previous health/social care support worker experience

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

Ability to verbally communicate clearly and effectively in the English language
Clear and effective reading and writing in the English language
Can follow instructions and learn procedures
Understanding of confidentiality
Understanding of the Healthcare assistant role

Desirable

Basic computer/IT skills
First Aid training

Aptitude

Essential

Punctual, motivated and committed
Caring and compassionate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Inclusive and non-judgemental
Able to cope with stress and challenging situations
Able to prioritise own workload and manage time effectively
Able to work well in a team
Able to recognise own limitations

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.