Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Ludlow Community Hospital

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Job summary

Please note that this job does not meet the skill level requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

We are looking for experienced Healthcare Assistants with evidence of with excellent communication and organisational skills.

You will be working within a busy ward environment with the opportunity to further develop your skills and enhance your knowledge.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide holistic and person-centred care and support community patients in an acute setting.
  • A Healthcare Assistant is a core member of the team delivering personal care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care.
  • To carry out a range of non-clinical healthcare tasks, under the direct supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. Provide compassionate care, to agreed quality standards and in accordance with Trust values.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Details

Date posted

19 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6986532-OPS

Job locations

Ludlow Community Hospital

Gravel Hill

Ludlow

SY8 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education.
  • NVQ Level 2 in Health Care or willingness to work towards gaining this qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of the role of the HCA role.
  • Common sense approach when faced with potentially difficult situations.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of the role of Health Care Assistants.
  • Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft Office.

Other

Essential

  • Meet the travel requirements for this role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education.
  • NVQ Level 2 in Health Care or willingness to work towards gaining this qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of the role of the HCA role.
  • Common sense approach when faced with potentially difficult situations.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of the role of Health Care Assistants.
  • Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft Office.

Other

Essential

  • Meet the travel requirements for this role

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Ludlow Community Hospital

Gravel Hill

Ludlow

SY8 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Ludlow Community Hospital

Gravel Hill

Ludlow

SY8 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Harriet Francis

harriet.francis1@nhs.net

01584872201

Details

Date posted

19 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6986532-OPS

Job locations

Ludlow Community Hospital

Gravel Hill

Ludlow

SY8 1QX


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