Description : Health Care Assistant. Company : Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Location : Nottingham

NHS AfC: Band 2

Main area HCA Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 164-4894261 Site Ward B49 - QMC Campus Town Nottingham Salary £20,270 - £21,318 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/01/2023 23:59

Job overview

Ward B49 is looking for dynamic healthcare assistants to join our team.

B49 is a Health Care of the Older Person Ward.

Although past experience in Health Care is beneficial prior experience in care is not necessary as we support you through a healthcare assistant induction and to complete the National Care Certificate. HCOP have a dedicated Clinical Trainer to support you through the training.

We are looking forward to meeting candidates with high levels of care and compassion and who demonstrate the values of team NUH.

If successful at shortlisting, you will be invited to a face to face interview where you will be asked to complete a numeracy and literacy test prior to interview.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed Healthcare Assistants and will welcome any forward thinking, caring individual who is committed to providing a high standard of safe quality patient care.

You must display excellent communication skills and be confident to deal with members of the public and the hospital multidisciplinary team.

You will be delivering hands on patient care within unit and provide care in conjunction with the registered nurse.

The role is to cover 24 hours/7 days a week/12 hour shifts day and night .

Working for our organisation

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 assistants at NUH, there are many opportunities for further progression and enhancing you clinical skills.

If successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to a face to face interview where you will be asked to sit the numeracy and literacy test prior to your interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

On Ward B49 we take pride in the excellent care that we provide to our patients and families. Therefore we want to hear from candidates with a special talent for caring. Who would go the extra mile to help our patients feel valued and cared for at all times treating them with compassion, dignity and respect.

You will work alongside the nurses, assisting in admitting our patients, caring for our confused and acutely ill patients and assisting with activities of daily living and providing support to patients and relatives. You will also be expected to assist transferring patients on chairs/trolleys to our step down wards. Cleaning, tidying and stocking up also is a daily task.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience of working within an acute hospital setting

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience on a HCOP ward

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Maths and English GCSE A-D or eqivelent

Desirable criteria

• Care Certificate

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.

Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.