Healthcare Assistant

1 week ago

Helston, United Kingdom Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Healthcare Assistant - Adult Community Services - Helston**:
**Band 2**:
**Main area**
- Adult Community Services
- **Grade**
- Band 2
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time
- Part time

37.5 hours per week
- **Job ref**
- 201-22-908-B**Site**
- Helston Community Hospital, Meneage Road, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8DR
- **Town**
- Helston
- **Salary**
- £20,270 - £21,318 Per annum/Pro rata
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- Today at 23:59**Job overview**:
We are currently looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated and fully committed Health Care Assistants to join our friendly team on our busy inpatient ward at Helston Community Hospital.

**Main duties of the job**:
Under the supervision of a registered nurse you will contribute to the optimum delivery of patient care by assisting all clinical staff to deliver care in a manner sensitive to the individual client’s needs and wishes, whilst acknowledging and respecting their rights and beliefs at all times.

You must possess excellent communication skills, be a team player and have a genuine interest in the care of elderly patients.

Shifts are long days from 7:30am - 8:30pm over a 7-day service (ie includes weekends and Bank Holidays).

**Working for our organisation**:
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ 2 in Health Care, or Equivalent
- GCSE Maths & English, or Equivalent

**Experience**:
**Desirable criteria**:

- Previous experience in a care setting
- Previous hospital experience

**Skills/aptitude**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Verbal communication/language skills
- Computer literate

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:

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