Band 3 Nursing Assistant

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Chipping Barnet is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support nursing teams in patient care delivery. Responsibilities include assisting with patient needs, maintaining a safe environment, and collaborating with health professionals. Ideal candidates should have a Care Certificate and relevant experience in healthcare. The competitive salary ranges from £29,651 to £31,312 per year, including allowances.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or related settings.
• Good standard of written and spoken English.
• Ability to follow instructions and complete tasks.

Responsibilities

• Participate in patient care delivery.
• Support registered nurses in care provision.
• Maintain professional boundaries with patients.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work in a team

Emergency response skills

Administrative duties

Education

Care Certificate

Vocational Level 2 in health

Level 2 functional skills

Job description

The Healthcare Assistant works as part of the department team under the supervision of registered nurses and midwives and:

• Participates in the delivery of patient care
• Contributes towards ward/department organisation
• Supports registered nurses in the provision of a safe and caring environment

About us

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an opportunity to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research. We will measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We are proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding among our staff.

Job responsibilities

The Healthcare Assistant works as part of the department team under the supervision of registered nurses and midwives and:

• Participates in the delivery of patient care
• Contributes towards ward/department organisation
• Supports registered nurses in the provision of a safe and caring environment

Key working relationships with all members of the multi-professional team, including nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and support workers.

Maintain professional boundaries and working relationships with patients and colleagues

Work within own personal/professional limitations and seek help of others to maintain safe practice.

Refer to the job description for further details.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

• Care Certificate
• Vocational Level 2 in health or equivalent relevant experience
• Achievement of or willing to undertake Level 2 functional skills

Experience

• Experience in carrying out assigned duties/assisting qualified staff after training
• Working in a team
• Working in a health care or related setting
• Good standard of written and spoken English

Skills and aptitudes

• Able to summon help in an emergency
• Able to report risk issues to manager
• Ability to carry out administrative and clerical duties appropriate to the work area
• Able to pass on ideas to manager on improvement of services

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Able to communicate accurately and effectively with patients and colleagues, verbally and in writing
• Able to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks
• Able to deal with the public in person and on the phone

Personal and People Development

• Demonstrates understanding of own role within the team
• Willing to produce a personal development plan with manager
• Willing to develop self and undertake in-house study

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£29,651 to £31,312 a year including HCAS