Healthcare Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity across the surgical division with multiple HCA vacancies available.
**SAU and Surgical Same Day Emergency Care**: 2 Full Time vacancies working over a 24hour roster, variety of shifts.
**Ward 22**: 2 Full Time vacancies working over a 24hour roster, must be flexible to work days and nights.
**Pain Team**: 24 hrs per week, must be flexible to work over the week as service demands.
Clinical Duties
Supporting and caring for patients
Providing help with nutritional and hygiene needs
Helping with daily activities
Taking observations
Updating patient records
Keeping department clean and tidy
Serving meals
Additional clinical skills such as venepuncture, cannulation, ECGs (desirable but not essential)
Managing Self
Participate in regular supervision.
Attend all mandatory training.
Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development plan with your Line Manager using the Trust Appraisal.
Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols.
Seek advice and support from Line Manager whenever necessary.
Maintain professional conduct including appearance at all times.
Our expectations
Hard Working
Flexible and adaptable to change
Passionate about the role
Positive outlook
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
SAU and Surgical Same Day Emergency Care offer the opportunity to work across two areas alongside an excellent team who strive to provide the highest standard of care. SAU is a 28 bedded area and you would support the Registered Nurse to care for a group of patients from a range of specialities. SSDEC provides emergency care to surgical and urology patients from ED or GP. You will be expected to fulfil the role of a HCA and progress to additional skills which include venepuncture and cannulation, ECGs and link nurse roles. We hope for a highly motivated individual with a passion for healthcare, learning and developing.
Pain Clinic, as a HCA you play a vital role in supporting patients throughout their pain management journey. Working collaboratively with our nursing and administrative teams, you provide essential clinical and clerical support to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the clinic. Responsibilities being:
Assist with X-ray and ultrasound-guided procedures in the designated treatment room.
Act as a chaperone during patient examinations and procedures.
Perform reception duties, including patient check-in and appointment coordination.
Support the nursing team with patient care and preparation.
Maintain cleanliness and readiness of clinical areas.
Ensure accurate documentation and contribute to patient record management.
This role requires compassion, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality care in a fast-paced clinical environment
Ward 22 care for post surgery patients, and those who have stepped down from ICU and patients from surgical assessment who require ward based care.
You will be expected to take observations and escalate concerns, to work as a team, to be involved as a link person. Follow the trusts goals, visions and values, and to be motivated and kind, to not only your team, but to the patients and their relatives to ensure an inclusive environment for all. Act as a chaperone for procedures and examinations, to empty stomas, drains and catheters and record these on EPR. To support your nursing team, and other health professionals that frequent the ward, such as dieticians, physiotherapists, specialist nurses, Drs, discharge co Ordinator etc. Your role will involve all cares of the patients, personal care, oral care and toileting. You will learn lots of skills and we endeavour to support you in your own goals and interests, so