Health Care Assistant - Ward vacancies

NHS; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Are you committed to delivering the highest level of patient care? Do you treat colleagues, patients (and their visitors) with courtesy, consideration and dignity? If your answers are yes, then read on!

These vacancies are for contracted hours full or part time where available (bank applications need not apply).

NCIC is excited to announce a variety of vacancies for Health Care Assistants needed across many of our wards/departments at the West Cumberland Infirmary. Full time and part time hours available, please specify on application which you would prefer.

A single interview date will be considered and the date released as soon as it is confirmed. In order to be considered you will need to be available on this day and also for training. If you are unable to commit to this date then unfortunately alternative dates will not be available. Interviews will be focused on our values of kindness, respect, collaboration and ambition.

If successful you will be allocated to a department (preferences considered but not guaranteed).

Please be aware this vacancy does not attract sponsorship in line with current UKVI regulations.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the Health Care Assistant role include providing high-quality care to patients, assisting with daily living activities, and supporting nursing staff in delivering patient care.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• National Care Certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process.
• NVQ 2 in care (willingness to complete within one year of start date) or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Work in customer focused / caring environment.
• Use of a computer.
• Experience of providing care in a professional or personal setting.

Knowledge

• Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care.
• Understanding about how to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient/client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner or willingness to learn.
• Understanding on how to meet basic care needs of patients, washing, dressing, assistance with feeding etc.
• Understanding of confidentiality.
• Understanding of Nursing policies and procedures.
• Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to use initiative appropriately.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

Personal Circumstances

• Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers.
• Presents self as courteous, respectful and helpful and understands importance of professional image.
• Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Motivation, interest and enthusiasm in caring for children and their families.
• Team focused.
• Understands responsibility of position.
• Understands the need for flexibility.
• Reassuring under pressure.
• Open/Reflective/Warm.
• Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable.

Other Requirements

• Alignment to Trust Values and Core Behaviours.
• Commitment to maintaining mandatory training and essential learning.
• Evidence of understanding of Trust Business.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£24,625 to £25,674 a year Per Annum Pro Rata