Senior Healthcare Assistant Band 3- Outpatients Stockport, England
Job description
Senior Healthcare Assistant Band 3- Outpatients
Trust Location: Stockport Hospital
Are you searching for a career/job that gives you control of your day, time and location?!
We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.
As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits:
· Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
· Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
· Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
· First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
· Training and development opportunities
· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
· Stakeholder pension scheme available
About the Trust
Would you like to be part of a team that is #SOproud with a real supportive, inclusive ethos and sense of community, working in a location with all the benefits of coast and country living with the convenience of big city life? Excellent transport links mean the vibrant, historic city of Liverpool is only a short journey away, and the location is commutable from Manchester, Salford, Eccles, Bolton, Warrington, St. Helens, Chorley, and Preston.
The Role
The post holder will work under the supervision of a registered health care professional and be responsible for providing personal care for patients and a range of clinical duties/ tasks, ensuring that at all times actions are undertaken by the individual following appropriate training and within their sphere of competence. Provide training, direction and supervision to junior staff.
What you’ll be responsible for:
· Work within the Outpatient setting, providing high quality, caring, compassionate and personal care to patients and their families/carers
· Work under the direction of the Registered Healthcare professionals and senior colleagues, both independently and as part of the multi- disciplinary team.
· Under the direction of a Registered Health Care Professional ensure a high standard of service provision within Outpatients, by practicing effective clinical and administrative preparation, effective communication and care delivery, prioritising workload appropriately and contributing to service improvements
· Developing competencies that safeguard practice and effectiveness in the role.
· Act at all times in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity, equality, diversity and confidentiality.
· Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times and demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
· Contribute to effective team working by being fully involved, committed and participating, to achieving own and others full potential.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
- NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care, completed or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Completed the National care Certificate
- Functional skills minimum Level 2 Maths and English or GCSE equivalent or working towards.
- Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Clinical Healthcare
- Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
- Knowledge of Infection Control & Safeguarding processes
- Experience of working in an NHS Outpatient setting
- Worked at a band 2 Health Care Assistant level or equivalent
- Experience of training junior staff
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
Apply Today
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract
Salary: £13.52-£22.85 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
