Job summary
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant
Band 2
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity available to support the existing team in the ongoing development of the community hospital ward and the delivery of excellent care to our patients.
Fitzwilliam ward is a busy inpatient rehabilitation ward which manages mainly older adults with a home first approach. Effective and efficient patient flow is essential. We strive to achieve excellent nursing and therapy care with compassion, and promote positive patient experiences and outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The role involves supporting the Inpatient team to provide a high standard of care for our rehabilitation patients. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a registered therapist or nurse and will develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks independently. The will ensure that they adhere to Humber Trusts policies and Local policies.
You will administer holistic care to patients in the rehab inpatient setting, identifying and reporting any changes in patient care needs to the nursing or therapy staff.
You will demonstrate flexibility, good communication skills, and ability to work as a team member as well as using your own initiative. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical skills.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
please see job description and personal specification attachedin documentation section for more detailed information
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- HCA NVQ 2 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- To demonstate an understanding of provision of Nursing care
Desirable criteria
- To have experience of working in a Health Care environmenet
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Work within other areas of the hospital
Desirable criteria
- Show commitment to providing high standards of care
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
- Janet Howe
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01653 531632
- Additional information
Fiona Scott
Ward Clerk
01653 531632
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