Health Care Assistant Cancer Day Care

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 for its Cancer Day Unit. This role is suitable for both experienced individuals and those new to care, with support to progress to a Band 3 role. Duties include assisting the nursing team, patient monitoring, and maintaining standards of confidentiality and care. Applicants must have relevant qualifications and are required to complete an online test prior to interview. A commitment to personal development is essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 numeracy and literacy or equivalent.
• Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent.
• Experience as a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) in an acute healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing team in meeting the needs of patients.
• Ensure safety and quality through training and practice.
• Take part in patient observations and vital sign monitoring.

Skills

High quality care

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

NVQ level 2 numeracy and literacy

Completion of Care Certificate

Job description

St. Bartholomew's Hospital is looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 who will work in Cancer Day Unit This post is open to individuals who are both experienced Healthcare Support Workers as well as attracting individuals who are new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies; until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.

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As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integral part of the nursing team actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and of the service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the registered nurse. The post holder will continue to develop essential competencies though training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 numeracy and literacy or equivalent
• Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills (English and Math's GCSEs or equivalent.)
• Evidence of ongoing personal development
• Level 2 support worker Apprenticeship

Experience

• Working experience as HCSW
• Experience of working in an acute health care environment
• Experience undertaking patient's observations and vital sign monitoring
• Experience of dealing with the public

Knowledge

• Understands the need for confidentiality
• Understanding of responsibilities under the health and safety legislation
• Awareness of health and safety at work. e.g: manual handling skills, infection control measures
• Ability to collect and exchange factual information and data to the multidisciplinary team and ensure data accuracy.

Skills

• Evidence of providing high quality care.
• To be aware of incident reporting systems and escalation processes.
• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of good organizational skills
• Self-motivated to work under minimal direct supervision.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work in on own initiative
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Basic keyboard/ computer skills (e.g.ability to enter patient data onto computer records).
• Contributes to updating patient records,
• To always protect and maintain patient confidentiality and follow information governance policies and procedures.
• Able to work flexible hours to support the needs of the service
• Prepared to undertake further training to develop the necessary competencies and skills.
• Depending on specific service arrangements, to supervise and train more junior staff.

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.