Health Care Assistant Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 2
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity on the Major Trauma Unit which is renowned for delivering care excellence to its patients. We support you through a healthcare assistant induction and support you to complete the national Care Certificate.
We are looking forward to meeting candidates with high levels of care and compassion and who demonstrate the values of team NUH.
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert
Main duties of the job
Are you interested in caring for people?
Nottingham University Hospitals are looking to employ motivated and conscientious people to join our friendly and dynamic multi professional teams caring for our patients and their loved ones.
Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and are able to work under pressure in what can sometimes be a challenging yet very rewarding environment?
Are you able to prioritise and manage your own workload whilst assisting the registered nurse with patient care to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the wards?
We are looking for highly motivated and committed staff to work at Nottingham University Hospitals as Healthcare Assistants (band 2) or Healthcare Assistant apprentices (Apprenticeship salary)across both The Nottingham City Hospital and The Queens Medical Centre.
Dependent on your previous experience, if successful at interview, you will then be invited to interview for either HCA apprentice or HCA post.
The apprenticeships are a great opportunity to develop key skills, knowledge and behaviours to develop your healthcare career and will be undertaken in partnership with Nottingham College to undertake either a Level 2 or Level 3 qualification.
If you wish to be considered specifically for either post, please state this within your application form.
Candidates successfully shortlisted will be invited to interview where you will be required to sit a numeracy and literacy test before offered an interview
Working for our organisation
Since 1st April 2015, NUH has been complying with the National Care Certificate Standards. You will undertake a two-week skills academy and following that must successfully complete the Care Certificate within 12 weeks. Many of these standards will require assessment in the clinical area.
Whilst previous experience of caring for acutely ill patients would be advantageous, we are also interested in hearing from exceptional individuals without this experience. We want to hear from people with a special talent for caring and compassion, who would be able to go the extra mile to help our patients feel valued and cared for and at all times to treat them with dignity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At NUH we take great pride in having in place a team of highly trained Healthcare Assistants to provide quality and compassionate patient care. These roles are essential to the experience of our patients and their relatives and carers and they complement the clinical care provided by our doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists.
Before submitting your application, please read the attached Person Specification (PS) document to ensure you can comply with the essential criteria for this position.
As part of the interview process, if you are successful at shortlisting, you will be expected to complete the Numeracy and Literacy Assessment.
If you are successful at this stage you will then be attending a formal panel interview.
These are highly sought after training opportunities with the prospect of a long-term and rewarding career in the health service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Ability to work at L2
Desirable criteria
- English and Maths Level 2
Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication, caring
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
