Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant Birmingham, England
Job description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Practitioner service to appoint full time Band 3 Health care to work within the ED Directorate across all our sites. (Good Hope Hospital, Heartland's hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Solihull hospital.
These will be successful candidates with two years nursing experience in any health care setting. This role starts with assisting the trained nurses and practitioners in assessment and treatment skills in minor injuries and minor illnesses within emergency medicine.
These will be health care assessment with the willingness to learn and offer a few hours a week in ED on Bank. Once your training is completed, you will be able to work on the other departments on the same grade where your skills are required
If you have the drive, tenacity and passion to deliver high quality care to patients and you meet the required person specification then apply now.
For informal enquiries about this opportunity please contact (Max) Biakai Ngamsha (Lead EP) on 01214245080 mobile 075847706682 or Katie Tipple (Lead EP Educator) 01214241257
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The post holder will:
- Utilise approved scope of practice.
Assisting the clinical and nursing team in providing nursing care of patients in the minors' streams and appropriate patients in ED, including referral to other specialities for advice and review.
- Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on a day to day basis.
- Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain highest standards of professionalism.
- Use initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and service they provide to patients
- Develop a profile to ensure patients in the minors' stream are seen within the 4 hour target, irrespective of patient profile.
- working within individual scope of practice.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Evidence of completion of a Health Related Education and Development programme/ Care Certificate
GCSE or equivalent to Level 2 Functional Skills Maths & English
Experience
Essential
Experience of recent working in an acute hospital / provider led healthcare environment as an Health Care Support Worker
Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment
Experience of carrying out assigned duties after training and using initiative
Awareness of Health and Safety issues
Has knowledge in relation to the parameters and scope of practice in which the post holder should work and when to seek advice and support of others
Willingness to take on new skills and develop scope of practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
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.
