Healthcare Assistant - Denver Ward King's Lynn, England
Job description
Denver ward is a 31 bedded surgical ward that specialises in caring for patients with complex emergency colorectal and general surgical needs. It is a busy and fast paced environment, giving our HCAs the chance to develop and thrive. You will part of a great team who put patient care at the forefront of everything they do.
We are looking for passionate and innovative Band 2 Health Care Assistants to join our team on a permanent basis, on Denver ward. You will be joining a well-established and friendly team who will provide you with the opportunity to grow and develop as a priority. You will contribute to our fantastic multi-disciplinary team approach to providing exceptional care to all of our patients. To do this you will need to be kind, compassionate, organised, flexible and a great team player.
If you think you would be a good fit for our team, we’d love to hear from you! You will be required a mixture of shifts including days, nights and weekends.
Duties that candidates will be carrying out as part of this role include:
- Maintain a high standard of nursing care under the supervision of trained nurses and escalate any clinical concerns to a senior nurse as required.
- Carry out the daily personal individualised care of patients
Successful candidates will attend the GROW Programme this is the QEHKL enhanced induction programme. This includes mandatory training (the training that all clinical staff at the hospital complete), you will be taught the fundamental skills you need to perform your role and attend the Caring with Kindness programme (essential learning from patient experience). The course is very practical – you will have plenty of time to practice new skills before you start your new role.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King’s Lynn is located near some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK, along the north Norfolk coast, and not far from Sandringham House.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based healthcare services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers, approximately 530 beds, and a helipad for air ambulances. We work with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services, including as part of regional partnership and network models of care, such as the trauma network. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech.
In February 2022, the significant progress that has been made at QEH in just three years since 2019 was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as ‘Good’ in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures). We have an absolute determination to continuously improve care and services for our patients and their families.
http://www.qehkl.nhs.uk/document/divisional-booklets/Introducing_our_Surgery_Division.pdf
For further information and details of the post, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
