Job summary
We are
currently recruiting an experienced Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to be part of
our team at Pershore Community Hospital, which has an inpatient ward with 26
beds. The candidate will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to
achieve specific rehabilitation goals. This will be a challenging and exciting
opportunity and will enable the individual to develop new and existing skills.
Pershore
Community Hospital plays a critical role in the delivery of local NHS services,
providing more care and treatment closer to peoples homes. Emphasis is to
reduce length of stay whilst ensuring excellent care, which is safe, effective,
personalised and compassionate and to the standards you would expect for your
family and friends.
Join our team, we pride
ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and
Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a
long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as
well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.
This is a part time role working 22.5 hours per week
Please note the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status.
Main duties of the job
The main
duties of a healthcare Assistant are:
Competently perform the necessary aspects of
care for patients.
Ensure
effective delivery of care is provided to patients and that an acceptable
standard is maintained.
Follow
all policies and provide a safe and person-centred environment for patients.
Participate in personal and practice
development activities to maintain standards of care.
Ensure that all clinical documentation is accurately collected,
updated, stored and filed in accordance with local information governance and
record keeping policy and guidance.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
-
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
-
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
-
Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is part of a multidisciplinary team delivering
care to patients. Support and
supervision are provided by a Registered Nurse.
You will be expected to carry out a range of patient care tasks and
duties to enable the team to provide an effective and efficient service.
Behave consistently with the
values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
Act as a role model to
colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of
professionalism.
Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
Provide safe and effective
practice to patients within the Community Hospital.
Practice as a member of the
Community Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the
larger multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined
ward/department.
Maintain confidentiality at all
times.
Maintain accountability at all
times.
Support all members of the team.
For full
details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job
description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is part of a multidisciplinary team delivering
care to patients. Support and
supervision are provided by a Registered Nurse.
You will be expected to carry out a range of patient care tasks and
duties to enable the team to provide an effective and efficient service.
Behave consistently with the
values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
Act as a role model to
colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of
professionalism.
Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
Provide safe and effective
practice to patients within the Community Hospital.
Practice as a member of the
Community Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the
larger multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined
ward/department.
Maintain confidentiality at all
times.
Maintain accountability at all
times.
Support all members of the team.
For full
details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job
description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Punctuality.
- You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to provide limited delegated clinical duties to patients e.g. patient observations.
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role model good behaviour.
- Ability to communicate clearly in English in both verbal and written forms
- Be able to take an active role to be a link person for specific tasks i.e. IPC and to carry out audits, meetings, feedback to the team as required.
- Ability to follow instructions and feedback to senior staff.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Able to provide supervision i.e. for HCA or T level students.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of care related procedures, clinical observations and relevant legislation.
- Basic IT skills.
- Can demonstrate an understanding of how to promote independence and facilitate learning in others.
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of MHA and MCA issues.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a care environment.
Desirable
- Nursing experience within the NHS / Hospital Setting.
- Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids.
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent / level 2 qualification in care and willing to undertake relevant level 3 qualification upon appointment.
- Care Certificate or expected to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust.
- Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Punctuality.
- You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to provide limited delegated clinical duties to patients e.g. patient observations.
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role model good behaviour.
- Ability to communicate clearly in English in both verbal and written forms
- Be able to take an active role to be a link person for specific tasks i.e. IPC and to carry out audits, meetings, feedback to the team as required.
- Ability to follow instructions and feedback to senior staff.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Able to provide supervision i.e. for HCA or T level students.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of care related procedures, clinical observations and relevant legislation.
- Basic IT skills.
- Can demonstrate an understanding of how to promote independence and facilitate learning in others.
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of MHA and MCA issues.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a care environment.
Desirable
- Nursing experience within the NHS / Hospital Setting.
- Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids.
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent / level 2 qualification in care and willing to undertake relevant level 3 qualification upon appointment.
- Care Certificate or expected to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust.
- Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
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.
