Healthcare Assistant

2 months ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Band 2

**Main area**
- Critical Care

**Grade**
- Band 2

**Contract**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time
- Part time

37.5 hours per week (Full Time - 37.5 hours per week)

**Job ref**
- 164-5953786

**Site**
- QMC Campus

**Town**
- Nottingham

**Salary**
- £22,383 per annum

**Salary period**
- Yearly

**Closing**
- 11/02/2024 23:59

Job overview

Health Care Assistant, Adult Critical Care

Adult Critical Care are looking to employ a motivated and conscientious person to join our friendly and dynamic multi professional team caring for critically ill patients and their families.

Main duties of the job

The person will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work under pressure in what can be a distressing environment. They will be able to prioritise and manage their own workload. They will be assisting the registered nurse with patient care and will perform housekeeping duties to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the unit. Adult Critical Care provides the highest quality of care in a professional and friendly atmosphere.

If you are a committed and flexible team player who would like to gain experience within this exciting speciality we would very much like to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest in the UK and is the Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands. The Critical Care service at NUH has 66 beds over three separate locations over 2 sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and personal specification attached

**KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

Under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse, carry out nursing procedures following verification of competency and assist with the care and treatment of patients. This will include: assisting with meeting the comfort and hygiene needs of patients which will include washing/bathing, oral care, escorting to toilet, assisting with bedpans/commodes, making beds and dealing with dirty linen in accordance with procedures.

FULL-TIME (Part-time considered).

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
- GCSE English and Maths at Grade A to C (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria
- HCA experience
- NVQ / QCF 2 in Healthcare ECDL

Experience

Essential criteria
- Experience in health care
- Previous experience in dealing with customers, patients or clients in a work environment

Desirable criteria
- Experience as a HCA

Communication and relationship

Essential criteria
- Good relationships with pattients/ people

Desirable criteria
- Evidence of communication skills

Analytical and Judgement skill

Essential criteria
- Able to show initiative
- Understand the importance of instructions and written procedures

Desirable criteria
- Examples of showing initiative

Caring approach

Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an understanding of caring for people
- _________________________________________

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the **Occupational Health Department **confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.

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