Healthcare Assistant - Medical Infusion Unit - Part time

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Healthcare Assistant for its Medical Infusion Unit. This role requires compassionate care for patients with chronic conditions, effective communication skills, and a willingness to learn. Join a supportive team contributing to high-quality healthcare within a leading hospital trust in Reading.

Qualifications

• Able to evidence a general level of education.
• Effective communication in English.
• Previous care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fundamental care to patients including personal hygiene and mobility assistance.
• Support Registered Practitioners in maintaining high standards of care.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Time Management

Education

Care Certificate

QCF level 3 in Health or Health and Social Care

Job description

Healthcare Assistant - Medical Infusion Unit - Part time

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, is keen to recruit enthusiastic and motivated people to join our hospital as Health Care Assistants. The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families. A caring nature, good communication skills and a willingness to learn and develop are essential. We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have an interest in starting a career in healthcare and would like to gain highly sought after NHS experience in the areas of an Acute Hospital setting. We are looking for HCAs who can work part time, 30 hours per week. Battle Day Unit is a Medical Infusion day care nurse led unit. Battle Day Unit looks after patients with chronic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis who need their treatment regularly to maintain their disease process. The unit opens from 08:00hrs to 18:00hrs and shifts start from 8 to 18:00hrs. Mondays to Fridays except bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Care Assistant, you will work closely with the Registered Practitioners delivering fundamental care to patients including assisting with personal hygiene, toileting needs, feeding and mobility. Previous experience is desirable but not essential as successful applicants will receive a comprehensive induction on commencing the post.The position of the Health Care Assistant is to ensure that the service user's needs are met and to assist the team in maintaining high standards of care delivery. We are looking for candidates with a desire to provide compassionate support and care, good communication skills, a flexible approach and enthusiasm to work within the team.

What we need from you:

Appropriate verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Flexible and responsive to the working environment.

Practical ability, prioritization and time management.

If you have the skills we are looking for, we would love to hear from you!

About us

We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.

Our values:

• Aspirational
• Resourceful

The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the Job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education

• Able to evidence a general level of education
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English using both verbal and written means of communication.
• Care Certificate
• QCF level 3 in Health or Health and Social Care.
• QCF level 3 in Health or Health and Social Care.

Experience

• Previous care experience A &

Skills

• Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Demonstrates an empathetic, caring and sensitive approach to patients, relatives and carers.

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.