Healthcare Assistant Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

NakedK9 Design, LLC; Truro; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading healthcare provider in Cornwall, where you can make a real difference in patient care. As a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant, you will be part of a supportive environment focused on excellence in service delivery. This role offers the chance to enhance your skills while working closely with patients and their families, ensuring they receive the best possible care. With a commitment to professional development and sustainability, this position is perfect for those looking to grow in their healthcare career while contributing to the community. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a rewarding journey in healthcare!

Qualifications

• Relevant skills and experience in healthcare assistance are essential.
• Ability to work flexibly and enhance skills as required.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and patients.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Participate in discussions about patient care and development.

Skills

Healthcare Assistance

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Flexibility

Education

Relevant Healthcare Qualification

Professional Registration

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work as part of a friendly committed team?

An opportunity has arisen to join Trauma Unit 1 at Royal Cornwall Hospital. Our team is committed to excellence, in both the service we provide our patients and the support we give our staff. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, skilled motivated Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly team.

An ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and a willingness to enhance skills/knowledge as required is essential. The successful applicant will need to have relevant skills and experience.

Responsibilities:

1. Demonstrate throughout all interventions and tasks the RCHT Nursing and Midwifery 5 key elements and Trust values.
2. Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with the multidisciplinary team, patients and their family/visitors/carers.
3. Respond appropriately to queries, take phone messages and pass on written and verbal information to patients.
4. Provide basic information to patients, family/visitors/carers and colleagues.
5. Aware of the importance of accurate documentation and contribute to reports of patients’ activity and progress.
6. Accept constructive feedback and give constructive feedback to colleagues.
7. Participate in discussions about patient care and ward/departmental development, including handover and team meetings.
8. Maintain patient confidentiality.
9. Maintain professional boundaries and working relationships with patients and colleagues.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region. The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations - including NHS Kernow and NHS England - to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000 - which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community. Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit: NHS Employers

We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Dec 2024.