Healthcare Assistant Nottingham, England
Job description
Ward E15 are looking for Healthcare assistants to join our team, and work alongside the MDT team to make sure that patient experience is as comfortable and stress-free as possible.
No prior experience is care is necessary as we support you through a healthcare assistant induction and support you to complete the national Care Certificate.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who has a passion for care and who will want to develop further skills in their role.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, forward thinking, caring individuals who are committed to providing a high standard of safe quality patient care.
As you will be delivering hands on patient care within our adult in-patient clinical areas, we are looking for excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing with members of the public and the hospital multidisciplinary team.
No prior experience is care is necessary as we support you through a healthcare assistant induction and support you to complete the national Care Certificate.
You will need to:
Hold the right to work in the UK (certificate of sponsorship is not available for this role)
Be prepared to undertake pre-employment checks, which can last a number of weeks and includes a medical and criminal record check
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the a busy and thriving HPB within in the surgical division.
Nottingham University Hospitals is looking to employ healthcare assistants to work at both Queens Medical
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.
As a healthcare assistant at NUH, there are many opportunities for further progression and enhancing your clinical skills.
What to expect after applying:
Once the application deadline has closed, all applications will be reviewed by a shortlisting panel.
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to aface to face interview. The interview will include a welcome session where you can find out more about us and vice versa. This is then followed by a numeracy and literacy test before your interview.
Please also note that due to high volume of applications, feedback, if unsuccessful, will unfortunately not be given.
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
Provide basic hygiene needs to patients, demonstrating respect for privacy and dignity and patient choice.
Provide assistance to patients requiring toilet facilities, demonstrating respect for privacy and dignity.
Assist patients to mobilise to their optimum ability within Trust policies and under the guidance of the nursing staff.
Demonstrate understanding of patients’ nutritional needs, provide drinks and meals to patients as appropriate, offer support and assistance to patients requiring feeding and/or feeding implements/tools. Be involved in the identification of patients’ nutritional risk assessments and care planning.
Monitor and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation level and blood glucose level) of patients demonstrate an understanding of the normal range and report any abnormal recordings to nursing staff. Record early warning score and report any abnormal reading to nursing staff.
