Healthcare Assistant- Rampton Hospital Retford, England
Job description
Rampton Hospital is one of three high secure hospitals in England and Wales, with three national services. With long term support and relationship building at the forefront of what we do, if you want to make a difference to our patients lives this is the role for you.
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT | £25, 742 to £27,189 per annum (Inclusive of High Secure Allowance)
We are the only hospital in the country to provide high secure care to patients who are women, who are deaf or who have Learning Disabilities, alongside our Mental Health and Personality Disorder treatment pathways.
Participate as a member of the nursing team in delivering appropriate care packages with other disciplines as required within a secure environment working within well established procedures, carrying out care duties with supervision available and close by.
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people – our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Benefits of working at Rampton Hospital:
- A Trust allowance of £4,012 per annum will be paid in addition to your salary.
- Relocation support is provided of up to £8,000 to help with buying or renting your new home.
- Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this will increase up to 33 days depending on NHS service and in accordance with A4C terms and conditions)
- Pension scheme
- No DBS charges to pay
- Flexible working including long days
- A superb Health and Well-Being team to access to support your transition into Rampton
- Robust induction and training
- Free car parking – with a limited number of electric points if charging required
- Lots of green space around the hospital aiding mental wellbeing
- Access to gym and swimming pool and gym classes at certain times
- Close to A1 for ease of commuting
As a Healthcare Assistant you will be:
- Providing and maintaining a high standard of care, facilitating therapeutic / meaningful activities for patients on the ward.
- Involved in escorting patients on out of grounds visits
- Liaising closely with other health and social care professionals as well as patients, relatives, and carers.
- Undertaking, record, and report clinical observations as directed by registered staff.
- Always act in a manner to promote and safeguard the interests and wellbeing of patients.
- Actively promote a responsible caring attitude at all times, treating all patients with dignity and respect.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of Agenda for Change Band 3. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
