Health Care Assistant - Ward A10 & E1 Stockport, England
Job description
The award winning Hyper Acute Stroke team at Stepping Hill hospital is looking for a healthcare assistant to come and join our successful team
Ward A10 is a 28 bedded Hyper acute stroke unit incorporating high dependency beds , assessment beds for newly admitted patients direct from the HASU ED and some short term rehabilitation beds.
Our sister stroke ward E1 IS A 30 bedded integrated stroke unit. The stroke patients get transferred to E1 from A10 for ongoing stroke rehabilitation.
Both wards are areas that are constantly developing with excellent learning and development opportunities. The teamwork between the medical , nursing and allied health professionals ensures the constant delivery and focus on high quality patient care.
We are able to also offer rotational contracts throughout the 2 units upon request.
We are looking for people who are compassionate, caring and committed to providing a high standard of patient care.
As a Health Care Assistant, you will be expected to assist patient's in meeting their activities of daily living under the guidance of a Registered Nurse.
The successful candidate can look forward to working within a friendly supportive environment. Training is provided within the team structure.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Communications
- To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, under the supervision of a registered nurse, to provide safe discharge.
- To carry out routine administrative/telephone related tasks.
- To communicate effectively when giving/receiving verbal and written information
- Under the supervision of a registered nurse to assist with patient care activities.
- To maintain confidentiality of patient information.
- To carry out any tasks required to maintain the safety, cleanliness and tidiness of the ward area.
- To carry out duties as required, meeting all aspects of ward catering.
- To carry out routine household management/maintenance activities.
- To maintain patient dignity.
- Work closely with other healthcare professionals in order to provide patient’s with exceptional care
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
