Health Care Assistant Nuneaton, England
Job description
Healthcare Assistant
Various Wards within the Trust
Permanent
Full and Part time hours
£22,383 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: 28th May 2023
Interview Date: 14th June 2023
Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant committed to providing excellent patient care?
Have you always wanted to work in Healthcare but don't have the formal experience?
Do you want a new challenge, and have the passion to make a difference?
If so we have the ideal opportunity for committed and compassionate individuals to join our supportive and friendly teams at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
To apply for this position, you must have functional skills level 1 in maths and English or GCSE grade 3/D or above and these certificates would need to be provided at interview.
Due to the nature of the position, we are unable to offer sponsorship.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications,so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. #JoinTeamEliot
Main duties and Responsibilities patient care:
In accordance with patients individual care plan, support patients to meet and maintain their
hygiene needs, this may include actions such as:
- Undertake total hygiene needs for patients
- Assist patients to wash and dress
- Assist patients to shower
- Assist patients with / undertake mouth care, c/o teeth / dentures
- Assist with / undertake care of hair
- Assist with / undertake nail care
- Undertake eye care
- Assist patients with / undertake shaving
- Reporting and documentation of all patient care activities, to include
- improvement, deterioration and changes
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: Our benefits include but are not limited to: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden, generous and subsidised on-site parking.
We require enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistants to work within our busy medical and surgical ward areas and urgent and emergency care which offer a variety of specialisms and opportunities.
We have part-time and full-time vacancies available however commitment is required to cover all shifts, days/nights/weekends on a rotation basis
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is passionate about patient care. As part of our vision and values, we require all staff to behave in a way that demonstrates their commitment to providing the best possible care for our patients and through our recruitment and selection processes, we seek to test these skills and attributes in all candidates
The successful candidate will be expected to complete the Care Certificate and a HCA Development programme at Level 2 / Level 3 depending upon experience as part of their role and must be committed to completion of these within the required time frame
Please see attached job descriptions and personal specification for full details of role
We also offer a full training programme which includes the following:
- One week formal HCA programme (Care Certificate) to enhance knowledge base and clinical skills;
- Local induction;
- Competency pack following HCA programme to build evidence of knowledge, skills and competence;
- Undertake a QCF/NVQ / Apprenticeship development programme;
- Support in practice/buddy system
