Health Care Assistant

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Hapton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support blood sampling for housebound patients within the District Nursing Service. The successful candidate will work alongside qualified nurses and contribute to patient care across various environments. Essential criteria include a full UK driving licence and the National Care Certificate. Opportunities for professional development are available.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle is essential.
• Previous experience in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to work contracted hours rotationally across day and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Support with the blood sampling for housebound patients.
• Develop and undertake delegated tasks under supervision.
• Assist in the delivery and evaluation of care across various settings.

Skills

Functional Skills in English

Functional Skills in Maths

Clinical competence

Teamwork

Customer focus

Education

National Care Certificate

Level 2 or Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or willingness to work towards)

Job description

The District Nursing Service in East Lancashire is currently recruiting a Health Care Assistant to work in Rossendale and Hyndburn alongside Domiciliary Phlebotomists and District Nursing colleagues. Their main role will be to support with the blood sampling required for housebound patients living in their own homes and residential care homes with additional clinical skills being developed over time to meet the needs of the service. The Health Care Assistant will work as a member of the District Nurse Service and assist the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of health care to patients within a variety of settings. The post holder will be expected to be involved with phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

• Support with the blood sampling required for housebound patients.
• Continue to develop and undertake a range of delegated tasks and will report to a registered practitioner.
• Provide assistance within unscheduled care services and contribute to the delivery and evaluation of care and interventions.
• Take responsibility for maintaining and developing own clinical competence within the workplace.

Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle is essential.

Essential Criteria

• Functional Skills in English and Maths, (Level 1 or equivalent) at interview assessment.
• National Care Certificate.

Desirable Criteria

• Level 2 or Level 3 in Health and Social Care Subject (or willingness to work towards).
• Previous experience in a health care environment.
• Evidence of working as a member of a team.
• Understands nature of the HCA role and responsibilities.
• Experience in a customer focused environment.
• Understands concept of Confidentiality and standards of conduct and care.
• Willingness to undertake additional training and development in post.
• Ability to work contracted hours rotationally across day and night shifts, as reasonably required by the needs of the service.
• Ability to work alone as well as part of a team.
• Full UK driving licence with access to a car.

Pay & Working Hours

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay‑scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short‑listed.
• The base, hours and work pattern of this post will be discussed at interview. We promote flexible working opportunities to help meet work life balance.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

• Any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained if the role is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006).
• The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
• In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1‑3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks.

About East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work. Established in 2003, ELHT is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute and community healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

The District Nursing Service provides a supportive environment and provides staff with many professional development opportunities. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. We aim to protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first‑class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under‑representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.