Health Care Assistant Levels 2 and 3

**Salary grade**:£25,714 to £28,926 per annum****:
**Department/ward**:Ventilation Services****:
**Health Care Assistant NVQ Level 2 / Level 3 - Ventilation service**

**Job Title**: Health Care Assistant Levels 2 and 3

**Department**: Ventilation Service

**Salary range**: Only looking for HCA with Level 2/3 NVQ
- HCA Level 2 starts at £25,714 per annum
- HCA Level 3 starts at £28,926 per annum

**Hours of work**: 150 hours over a 4 week period (approximately 37.5 hours per week). A long shift is 12 hours. You also have the opportunity for enhanced payments for additional hours worked, and to join our ‘Flexible Workforce’ (Putney Bank).

**Contract Type**: Permanent full time position

**Location**: Putney, Southwest London

**Closing Date**: 15th September 2024

**We Are Seeking**
Here at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, our services continue to grow and we have exciting opportunities for essential Health Care Assistants to work across both of our specialist ventilation units.
The ventilation service at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability has 2 purpose built units namely Jack Emerson Centre and Leonora Ward. The service provides care and support of patients with neuro-disability requiring complex invasive mechanical ventilation support via a tracheostomy tube.

You will act as an associate support worker in ventilation services patients under the supervision of Registered Nurses or Nurse Associates. You will be part of large nursing team, working alongside with our Multidisciplinary Team and Medical team to provide high quality evidence based care to our patients.
We are seeking caring, compassionate, and skilled Health Care Assistants to support our Nurses in delivering high standards of care to our patients and residents.

We will provide you with specialist training and on-going education support. We offer comprehensive induction programme with supervision and support from our dedicated clinical education team.
- 6 -12 months Experience in healthcare field with ventilation experience.
- NVQ L2 or L3 Qualifications or willing to undergo training
- Possession of a care certificate or willing to undergo training

**About the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability**
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.
Our vision for the future is that we will be the national centre of excellence for neuro-disability. Our mission is to provide outstanding care and empowering individuals with neuro-disability, enabling them to live their lives to their fullest potential.

**Our Promise**
We have a strong commitment at the RHN to support our people’s well-being and development. In 2023, we are proud to introduce our first in-house HCA Development Programme which aims to equip you with the essential knowledge, skills, and behaviours to deliver an outstanding level of patient-centred care for patients with complex neurological needs. You will learn about Brain Injury including mental health, dementia and learning disabilities, as well as understanding ‘Quality of Life’ including 1:1 care and escorting.

**Experience and Qualifications Required**:

- NVQ Level 2 or 3 (Health Care) - desirable
- At least 6 months’ experience in a relevant healthcare environment in ventilation - essential
- Verbal and Numerical qualification i.e. Level 2 English & Maths - essential
- Able to carry out manual handling tasks with patients that require complex care - essential
- A health or social care related degree or equivalent qualification - desirable
- Experience working with patients with complex ventilation requirements including experience in rehabilitation of people who present with challenging behaviours, such as verbal and physical aggression, withdrawn behaviour, dis-inhibition and impulsivity.
- Previous experience or related training or qualification in management of challenging behaviours, including but not limited to de-escalation, positive reinforcement and re-direction.
- Previous experience or related training in Positive Behaviour Support and its guiding principles.
- Previous experience or related training in Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) and Breakaway techniques.

**To Apply**

Please see the attached Job Description for the full role key responsibilities and person specification.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the RHN Resourcing team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

RHN is a care provider for vulnerable patients at extreme risk. In consequence, safeguarding patients will always be our highest priority.
**Key responsibilities

1. To assist patients with all aspects of their personal hygiene care which