Healthcare Assistant - Chartridge Ward

NHS; Chesham Bois; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chesham Bois is looking for enthusiastic Healthcare Assistants to support elderly patients. The role involves providing compassionate care, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, and requires good communication and numeracy skills. Candidates with NVQ qualifications and experience in healthcare will be preferred. Flexible working patterns are available.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS discount schemes

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Able to communicate effectively with patients and staff.
• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Understanding of HCA duties including patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing support to elderly patients post-acute care.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
• Assist with daily living activities and patient wellbeing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills verbal and written

General mathematical skills

Knowledge of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care

Ability to use a computer

Knowledge of the care needs of older people or those who are ill/frail

Education

Secondary Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of integrated hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. This includes Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire). We provide care to over half a million patients every year. We have over 6,000 highly trained clinical staff. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives, health visitors, therapists, and healthcare scientists.

Amersham Hospital is one of several Community Hospitals within the Trust. We have three inpatient areas: Chartridge Ward, Waterside Unit, and Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehabilitation Unit.

We are looking to appoint new Healthcare Assistants to join our team on Chartridge Ward.

We are looking for enthusiastic & caring individuals, with excellent communication skills.

We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after older people.

Should you be shortlisted we will invite you to attend a numeracy and literacy competency test. If you meet the standards we require, you will be interviewed.This process is aimed at identifying whether we are the right employer for you, and whether you are the right candidate for us.

Main duties of the job

Chartridge Ward is an 22 bedded ward within the Integrate Elderly Care Division. We care for individuals who are medically optimised for discharge, usually following a period of time in acute care, but who require nursing support until the appropriate care can be put into place in the community. This could be in the form of a Package of Care in the patients own home, or a placement in a Nursing or Residential Home. Our patients often have multiple health needs & chronic conditions.

You will need to have excellent communication and inter-personal skills, the ability to work both within a team and independently, and the ability to offer a high level of nursing care. Training and clinical supervision opportunities are available to the successful candidates.

Working on Chartridge Ward you will be working closely with a large multi-disciplinary team consisting of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, doctors, pharmacists, social workers & discharge coordinators.

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details and job specifics.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Skills

• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• General mathematical skills
• Knowledge of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care
• Ability to use a computer
• knowledge of the care needs of the older people or those who are ill/ frail regardless of age.

Education & Qualification

• Secondary Education
• NVQ Level 2 or 3

Experience

• Understands nature of HCA duties - Patient Care & Housekeeping duties
• Experience of working in a busy environment
• Experience in a customer focused environment
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting

Special Circumstances

• Ability to work required shift pattern

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working