Health Care Assistant

7 months ago

Keswick, United Kingdom North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Health Care Assistant

Shifts including nights (12 hr day and night shifts. Working 24 hours per week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Keswick Hospital, which is part of the Keswick and Solway ICC for HCA's to join the nursing team on the ward.

Keswick is situated in the Lake District National Park and is a hot spot for tourists. The Market Town is busy and full of shops, pubs and cafes, it is situated on the edge of Derwent Water at the head of the beautiful Borrowdale Valley.

We are looking for dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic HCA's to work as part of our dedicated nursing team. The ward has 16 beds, we take patients directly from home or stepped down from the two Acute Hospital sites within the Trust. We specialise in rehabilitation for patients and End of Life Care.

Direct Patient care
Assisting and promoting independence in washing and dressing patients.
Assisting patients in their rehab goals.
Assisting with patients nutritional needs.
Caring for patients as they near the end of life.
Taking observations and uploading them onto Web V

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic HCA to work as part of our dedicated nursing team. The ward has 16 beds and we take patients directly from home or stepped down from the 2 Acute Hospital sites within the Trust. We specialise in rehabilitation for patients and End of Life Care.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

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. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

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.

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.

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**Standard Check**: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

**Enhanced Check**: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

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