Job summary
- Main area
- healthcare assistant
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 846-6359758-CF-A
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey Hospital
- Town
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey Hospital
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/08/2024
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our cohesive and dynamic team working in Swale Minor Injury/Urgent Treatment Centres.
Our unit covers two sites, Sittingbourne and Sheppey, and you will have the opportunity to work at both sites.
We see and treat patients with a range of injuries and some minor ailments, your role would be to support the registered practitioners.
This is a satisfying and sometimes challenging role, but each day is different and it's certainly never boring!
If you have an NVQ Level 3 in Health Care, are kind, compassionate, an upstander and a strong team player and have the required essential skills, then this may be the job for you!
Full or Part time hours will be considered.
Main duties of the job
Your main responsibilities in this role include:
• Assisting patients,
• Recording observations
• ECG recording
• Documentation
• Suturing
• Plastering
• Wound care
• Ordering stock etc
In house training is provided for specialist skills.
We are an "Outstanding" rated Trust and one of the largest NHS community organisations in the UK. We can give you support to develop your skills, and a real commitment to your personal and continued professional development.
One of our main ambitions is to be a great place to work. Our We care strategy will help us make the biggest breakthroughs in improving your working lives and patient care. Flexible working is just one of the ways we can do this. More than half of our workforce works flexibly in some way. We will consider all kinds of flexible working including; part-time, job sharing, compressed hours, term time only, career breaks or annualised hours.
Additional Working Pattern: shift pattern/part time considered
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Completed level 3 NVQ in health or equivalent A willingness to undertake relevant courses / training. Basic Life Support certificate for adults and children I.T experience Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children
Desirable criteria
- Tissue Viability experience Proof of extended competencies within the role
Experience of:
Essential criteria
- The role and it’s limitations. Working within a UTC or MIU / Community or Ward setting. Provision of basic patient care recognising principles of privacy, dignity and confidentiality. Working independently within agreed competencies. Responsibilities with regard to Health & Safety at work and Infection Control. Sufficient self awareness to learn from mistakes. Wound care management.
Desirable criteria
- Proven record of competencies & clinical skills Experience of stock ordering and control.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literacy. Able to present information logically and precisely both written and verbal. Good interpersonal skills. Able to communicate with staff at all levels, disciplines and users of the service. Able to inspire confidence in patients and colleagues. Health Promotion skills. Handling difficult situations.
Desirable criteria
- Plaster of Paris application and knowledge Wound closure skills and knowledge
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Motivated and enthusiastic. Good sense of humour. Committed to patient focused care. Team player. Good organisational skills, which include: time management and the ability to prioritise workload. Able to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service. Ability to perform specific tasks independently.
Desirable criteria
- Can identify effective means of coping with stress. Able to recognise a deteriorating patient and know when to inform Senior staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Fiona Whiskin
- Job title
- Admin Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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