Health Care & Nursing Assistant

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a Bank Health Care/Nursing Assistant. The role involves supporting registered nurses in delivering patient care across various clinical settings. Responsibilities include providing personal care, recording patient observations, and maintaining a safe environment. Candidates must work as part of a multidisciplinary team and complete necessary training. Competitive hourly rates and opportunities across multiple sites are offered.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare or nursing setting is preferred.
• Ability to support trained nurses in delivering patient care.
• Understanding of health and safety compliance in a clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to patients and support with their needs.
• Record observations and assist patients with dementia and delirium.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and clean ward environment.
• Complete Trust training and education programmes.

Skills

Personal care

Patient support

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Working shifts as a Bank Health Care/Nursing Assistant across wards and departments as part of the multidisciplinary team, in a variety of clinical settings to support the team to deliver the highest quality care to our patients, in line with our trust values. As an HCA you will be responsible for supporting trained nurses to deliver excellent care to an allocated group of patients, providing support for each clinical area you work on.

To work as a member of the nursing team under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse delivering care to patients and as part of a multidisciplinary team to assist in the continuity of care. To assist in the maintenance of a safe, clean and comfortable ward environment. To complete Trust training and education programmes commensurate with the role.

As part of our continued response to COVID-19, we are closely following Department of Health and Social Care guidance and government proposals for new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination legislation. This means that full COVID-19 vaccination will be a condition of employment in all NHS roles with face-to-face contact with patients and service users from 1 April 2022 unless exempt. This also means that by 3 February 2022 all such staff will need to have had their first COVID-19 vaccination. We expect the need to be vaccinated to apply to the vast majority of roles, although this may not be a requirement in some limited, exceptional circumstances. Should your role be identified as within the scope of the legislation, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status (or a legitimate exemption) as a condition of your employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to patients and support with their needs such as mobilisation and feeding.
• Record observations and provide enhanced care for patients with dementia and delirium.
• Work as a member of the nursing team under the direction of a registered nurse and as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
• Assist in the maintenance of a safe, clean and comfortable ward environment.
• Complete Trust training and education programmes commensurate with the role.
• Support across a range of clinical settings to deliver high-quality care to allocated patients.

Additional information

• Apprenticeship Training (where AT is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role).
• By applying, you agree that personal data may be transferred within the NHS; you may be required to complete stat and mandatory e-learning modules prior to joining.
• UK eligibility to work or sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route; visa sponsorship will be considered.
• Pre-employment checks and DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities; TrustID verification for identity and right to work, with remote verification where applicable.
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms; information stored securely in the ESR HR system.
• Information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system if offered a job.
• Please be aware of scams; we will communicate via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and will not ask for payments.
• Our trust location and scale: Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 community services; diversity and equality initiatives are in place.

We offer a variety of bank shifts across sites with competitive hourly rates.