Health Care Assistants

Islington Working; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Health is recruiting a Band 2 Health Care Assistant to work at the hospital. The role involves supporting patients with daily needs, personal care and mobility under supervision, while upholding dignity and independence.

You will work with registered nurses and a multidisciplinary team, recording care information accurately and reporting changes promptly. Flexibility for 37.5 hours and 24/7 shifts is required.

Qualifications

• Strong compassion and patient-centred approach.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good communication with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Reliable and caring with a flexible attitude to shifts.

Responsibilities

• Support registered nurses in providing safe, compassionate and person-centred care.
• Assist patients with personal care, mobility, nutrition, hydration and toileting while maintaining dignity.
• Record care information accurately and report changes promptly.
• Communicate with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment.
• Complete routine care and clerical tasks under supervision.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Reliability

Education

maths and English Level 1+

Job description

Islington Council’s employment service is supporting Whittington Hospital to recruit to band 2 health care assistant vacancies based at the hospital.

As a Band 2 Health Care Assistant at Whittington Health, you will work alongside registered nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide safe, compassionate and person-centred care. Under appropriate supervision and following training, you will support patients with essential daily needs, including personal care, mobility, nutrition, hydration and comfort, while promoting their privacy, dignity and independence.

You will communicate clearly with patients, carers and colleagues, accurately record relevant care information, and promptly report any changes in a patient’s condition. This is a varied and rewarding role requiring compassion, reliability, teamwork and a willingness to learn, including completing the Care Certificate. You must also be flexible to work shifts across a 24-hour, seven-day service and in different clinical areas when required.

Please see the job description below for more information (in the "documents" section).

Duties

The duties include:

• Support registered nurses in providing safe, compassionate and person-centred care.
• Assist patients with personal care, mobility, nutrition, hydration and toileting while maintaining their dignity and independence.
• Record care information accurately and report changes in a patient’s condition promptly.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment.
• Complete routine care, administrative and clerical tasks following training and under appropriate supervision.

Please see the job description below for more information(in the "documents" section)

Please see the job description (in the documents section below) for more information and note that candidates will initially be asked to answer the following questions in their cover letter:

• Are you using AI to complete this application?
• Do you require sponsorship? (unfortunately sponsorships is not available for this vacancy)
• Are you over the age of 18? (candidates need to be over the age of 18 for this vacancy)
• Do you have a Maths and English qualification at level 1 or above? (this is a requirement for this vacancy)
• Are you willing and able to provide personal care to patients, including helping patients with washing, going to the toilet and moving safely, after receiving appropriate training?
• Are you able to work 37.5 hours per week at the hospital, work weekdays, weekends and public holidays, and complete day and night shift hours? (day shifts are 07:30-20:00, night shifts are 19:30-08:00)
• Are you willing to follow instructions, work under appropriate supervision and complete all required training and competency assessments?
• In no more than 100 words, give an example of when you supported one… etc
• In no more than 100 words, give an example that demonstrates your motivation to care for and support patients.
• In no more than 100 words, give an example of when you helped or supported someone and communicated effectively with them.

Please answer yes or no to the first 7 questions. For questions 8-10, please do not write more than 100 words for each answer.

Desirable criteria

Please see the job description (in the "documents" section below) for more information

Additional information

Not specified