Job summary
- Main area
- Acute & Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 156-6310201
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
![Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo](https://static.trac.jobs/employer-logos/316.png)
Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
Healthcare Assistant - Emergency Department
Ready for the recognition and rewards you deserve? Be Brilliant with RCHT. We are looking to increase our team of Healthcare Assistants in the Emergency Department.
A Healthcare Assistant is no ordinary job and it is not for an ordinary person. We need caring, supportive people who love helping others and can come to work with a positive attitude and a friendly smile. It that sounds like you, then we guarantee you will leave at the end of each shift feeling proud of the work you have done to support patients to feel and be at their best.
Full-time (37.5 hours per week) and part-time hours are available. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed. Please discuss any sponsorship requirements or working hours per week limits (due to your current visa) that you may have at interview.
Main duties of the job
Working in the NHS is not all about making other people richer or doing meaningless, boring and unrewarding jobs – it’s real work with real people. It takes flexibility, commitment and compassion, but in return we can offer you a rewarding career where you can really make a difference. Acute & Emergency Medicine is a busy fast paced environment where no two days are the same. It is a challenging place to work but also a hugely rewarding one.
With strong team working skills, you will be able to demonstrate the values that are important to us, communicating well with both colleagues and patients. We are open to your ideas for how to improve the services we offer; without compromising on quality and always treating patients and team-mates with respect and dignity.
Working for our organisation
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.
The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.
The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths & English, or Equivalent
- NVQ 2 in Health Care, or Equivalent
- Clinical skills e.g. venepuncture, blood transfusion, aseptic non touch technique
- Previous experience in a care setting
- Previous hospital experience
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 3 in Direct Care
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
- Competent in English Language – written and verbal
- Adaptability to cope with changing workload
- Able to work in a team environment
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Collarbone
- Job title
- Unit Lead
- Telephone number
- 01872253115
- Additional information
Anthony Smith - Unit Lead on Tel: 01872 253115
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