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Job summary

Main area
acute
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: 30 hrs per week & 24 hrs per week
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hrs & 24 hr per week)
Job ref
166-MEC-6237315
Employer
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Town
Chesterfield
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Healthcare Assistant - SDEC Medicine

Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to work as a Health Care Assistant in our evolving Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) are has become available.

We have 2 positions- 30 hrs per week & 24 hrs per week

Chesterfield's Medical SDEC has recently relocated within the Trust to a new and renovated area. You will be working with a great team who are dedicated to the patients who attend the unit. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist qualified nursing staff with the provision of individualised nursing care. You will support the nursing team in the achievement of ward objectives and provide support to relatives/carers.

Please see the attached job description & person specification for a more detailed overview of this position

Working for our organisation

The Health Care Assistant in SDEC is a vital role within our organisation. Leading the Chesterfield Way supports the Trust’s priorities and ambitions - and sets out the behaviours and characteristics that leaders are expected to adopt and that all staff can role model, to make the Trust an even better place to work; and to support the delivery of exceptional patient care.  It provides a framework for leadership and supports individual progression through appraisal, career progression and personal development. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for further details about this exciting job. 

Person specification

Qualifications & training

Essential criteria
  • • Grade 4/GCSE D or above (or equivalent) in Maths & English
  • • QCF level 2 Clinical Healthcare Support or willing to work towards and complete within 12 months or relevant experience
  • • Care Certificate (or willing to work towards)
Desirable criteria
  • • Health Related Training, First Aid, Moving & Handling, Food Handling
  • • NVQ care qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Understands the need for confidentiality
  • • Understands & committed to a caring approach to patients, relatives/carers
  • • Experience or working in an acute medical setting for above 1 year
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience working in a surgical/Medicine/emergency care setting.
  • • Experience in a NHS/health care setting.

Skills & knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Able to demonstrate a caring approach to patients & relatives & works so that patients’ dignity & respect is maintained at all times.
  • • Able to communicate routine information including observations effectively verbally & written to staff, patients/relatives.
  • • Able to prioritise own workload.
  • • Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
  • • Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.
  • • Competent in venepuncture and cannulation
Desirable criteria
  • • Basic nursing skills
  • • Basic understanding of nursing practice & code of conduct
  • • The 6C’S
  • • NHS Constitution

Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Able to work & cope with rotating shift patterns (early, late, over 7 days of the week
  • • Able to move (manual handling) patients & equipment e.g., commodes, wheelchairs etc.
  • • Able to deal with exposure to bereavement & ‘difficult’ patients & relatives
  • • Professional appearance/approach to work
  • • Good Team Member
  • • Caring manner
  • • Adaptable to meet service needs

Demonstrates trust values

Essential criteria
  • Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment – Proud to CARE

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebecca Georgiou-Hassall
Job title
Lead speciality nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01246 512373

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Fou
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
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