Health Care Assistant

NHS; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Plymouth is seeking a full or part-time Health Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves personal care, basic patient assessments, and promoting health education. Candidates should have a passion for caring for others and be able to work well within a team. Training will be provided, and opportunities for career development are available.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience providing care in a healthcare or social setting.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to complete documentation accurately.

Responsibilities

• Undertake personal care and basic patient assessments.
• Promote health education and demonstrate care.
• Develop skills for consent prior to giving care.

Skills

Teamwork

Time management

Effective communication

Education

Vocational Qualification at Level 2

Level 2 QCF Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support

GCSE English Language (A*-D)

Job description

Overview

Team Bickleigh are looking for a full or part time, Band 2, Health Care Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. Bickleigh Ward is a 26 bed Cardiology ward that specialises in Interventional Cardiology. You will have opportunities to access local cardiology training and competencies as well as Trust wide development opportunities.

We are looking for a hard working, driven and compassionate individual to help care for our patients and to help us meet all their needs via a holistic approach. The individual must have a passion for caring for others and work well within a team.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and At Risk status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role include:

• Undertake Personal care
• Basic patient assessments
• Adhering to infection prevention and control policies
• Promote health education
• Demonstrate care and compassion to patients, carers and relatives
• Contribute to maintaining a safe environment for patients

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Job responsibilities

1) Develop the skills to obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.

2) Under supervision follow individual patient care plans and report any changes immediately to the Registered Practitioner.

3) Demonstrate care and compassion to patients, carers, and relatives to help ensure high-quality person-centred patient care is delivered at all times.

4) Undertake basic patient assessment whilst providing personal care and feeding back to the Registered Practitioner to ensure high standards of care, in particular relating to skin integrity and the alertness of the patient.

5) Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies and be able to concentrate for periods throughout the day with occasional interruptions.

6) Ensure care is given in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.

7) Ensure that the patient’s bed space is clean, tidy, and accessible and that the person has what they need within easy reach.

8) Develop the skills to actively facilitate self-care and independence with patients.

9) Supporting with toileting, bathing, dressing, and feeding. Recording oral fluid balance and nutrition.

For further details please see attached JD&PS.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Be able to work well within a team
• Demonstrable experience of time management and prioritising work
• Demonstrable experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting

Qualifications

• Training and qualifications are provided to enable the HCSW to comply with mandatory HCSW standards where you will obtain either: Vocational Qualification at Level 2 or equivalent relevant demonstrable experience. Note that if you are new to care, training will be provided to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
• Level 2 QCF Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support or Level 2 NVQ in Healthcare Health & Social Care or Level 2 in Health & Social Care (NVQ, QCF, RQF) or GCSE English Language (A*-D) or equivalent; Mathematics (A*-D) or equivalent

Aptitude and abilities

• Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
• Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work and policies and procedures

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.

Bickleigh Ward, Derriford Hospital, Terrence Lewis Building Level 8.