Healthcare Assistant - AMU

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Uxbridge is seeking a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to provide patient-centered and compassionate care as part of a dedicated team. The successful candidate will assist with patient hygiene, mobility, and ensure a safe environment. Excellent communication skills are essential. This is a full-time role requiring commitment to shifts, including nights.

Qualifications

• Assisting registered nurse in delivering patient care.
• Maintaining high infection control standards.
• Ability to provide verbal and written reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred care at all times.
• Ensure patients are cared for in a safe environment.
• Assist with patients’ hygiene and mobility.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Good communication skills

Compassionate care

Manual handling

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join AMU at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant. The post holder will provide patient-centred and compassionate care at all times and will work as a member of a team that delivers clinical care under the supervision of our registered nursing staff.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that patients are cared for in a safe environment and that their privacy and dignity are maintained at all times. Good communication skills are essential for this post, as you will be required to provide verbal and written reports as part of your duties.

Please note that these posts are Full Time 37.5 hours per week and you must be able to work all shifts, as required, including nights.

The Role Requirements Include

• Assisting registered nurse/professional in the delivery of patient care.
• Maintaining high standards to ensure infection control standards are met.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and caring skills
• Assisting patients’ hygiene and toileting
• Feeding Patients
• Assisting with mobility. Able to do manual handling.

Successful applicants who do not have the Care Certificate will have access to a wide range of training and development opportunities which will be available in house. These candidates will be appointed at a band 2 until achieved.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care for the people that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: GEMMA STAFFORD Job title: AMU WARD MANAGER Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01895 279940

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Industries
• Hospitals and Health Care