Healthcare Assistant - Peterborough Peterborough, England
Job description
We are currently recruiting HCA’s to join our Medical Short Stay Unit. We recognise that our reputation is built upon the skills and experience of our dedicated team. We are looking for people who have excellent caring skills, profound communication skills along with the ability to build strong relationships with staff, patients and their relatives. The senior leadership team are committed to valuing and supporting each individual’s learning and development, by prompting the quality and service the ward provides to our patients.
The successful candidates will be fully supported with a preceptor to ensure full support and progression with skills. Along with an induction programme which will include a supernumerary period.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the closing date indicated should we feel we have received sufficient applications.
Ward MSSU is a 31 bed medical short stay ward. This is an exciting, fast paced and challenging ward to work on. We receive our patients from MAU and the Emergency department when they are in need of a short stay in hospital. A necessity for this role is to have a very caring and professional nature. The ideal candidates for these positions would be highly motivated and have a genuine desire to help people in every way they can and also provide the best health care across the board.
Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust. Talk to the Recruiting Manager about what this means in practice for you.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
- In-house Physiotherapy Services
- Career development and training opportunities
- Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
- Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
- Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
For more information regarding the role please refer to the job description and person specification.
