Healthcare Assistant / Trainee

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS trust is offering an exciting opportunity for Trainee Healthcare Assistants. In this role, you will be part of a team providing excellent patient care within mental health services. Required qualifications include NVQ / Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care and effective communication skills. Opportunities for personal development and training are included. The position can be full-time or part-time with competitive salary.

Benefits

Free Car Parking

Pension Scheme

Access to trust and onsite Gym

Access to Health discounts

Cycle to work Scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment is essential.
• Trainee post requires Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 to be achieved within 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Support the wards in delivering excellent patient care.
• Assist the Nurse in Charge in completing nursing tasks, care rounds, and observations.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication

Patient centred care

Education

NVQ / Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Care Certificate

Job description

Job Summary

Roseberry Park Hospital has an exciting opportunity within Adult Mental Health and PICU for Trainee Healthcare Assistants.

Within this role you will be working within Roseberry Park Adult inpatient Services. A facility which has been carefully designed and constructed to meet the very specific needs of the Adults with mental health difficulties. We have 4 Acute wards and 1 PICU covering assessment and treatment in mental health. There are opportunities to work across the different male and female groups (no guarantee of a specific ward if successful).

You will be required to be innovative, flexible and able to engage service users and their carers. Strong team working principles are essential; you will work with a variety of people as well as work in partnership with a range of disciplines and providers both internal and external to the service.

We pride ourselves in providing a high standard of care within a multi-disciplinary approach and feel we are progressive and forward thinking, seeking to improve our services.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main Duties

This is an exciting and challenging role and will afford the opportunity to work as part of a supportive team that is focused on delivering high standards of care through evidenced based practice.

We will support you by offering regular supervision, training opportunities and encourage your development and role within this team on the delivery of Patient Centred Care, support for carers and evidence based practice, working in a whole systems approach with our partner agencies.

Main Duties of the role is supporting the wards in delivering excellent patient care and assisting the Nurse in Charge in completing nursing tasks / jobs and care rounds / observations.

We are looking for motivated, experienced and flexible working colleagues to support our inpatient service.

• Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours.
• Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and their families and carers.
• Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team.
• Committed to continual quality and service improvement.
• Self awareness and committed to continual personal development.

About Us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care – our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Some of our staff benefits are:

• Free Car Parking
• Pension Scheme
• Access to trust and onsite Gym
• Access to Health discounts
• Cycle to work Scheme

Job Information

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year (pro rata) per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 346-TSA-102-25-A

Location: Roseberry Park, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3AF

Job Responsibilities and Qualification Requirements

To apply as a qualified HCA you must hold:

• NVQ / Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care
• Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2
• Have previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment

Your qualification must be accredited (officially recognised). This gives assurance that your qualification has met standards set by external regulators. The awarding body (examinations board) must be recognised by either Ofqual (for England); CCEA (for Northern Ireland); Welsh Government (for Wales) or SQA (for Scotland). Some examples of the awarding bodies we use/accept for Health and Social Care are: City and Guilds, NCFE, Cache, NOCN, Pearson.

Person Specification

Knowledge – Essential

• Patient centred care

Experience – Essential

• Previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment.
• (Trainee post: no essential experience required)

Desirable

• Previous experience working with people with mental/social health needs or learning disabilities.

Qualifications – Essential

• Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 or equivalent
• Care Certificate
• Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2
• Successful completion of Trust's full HCA Framework within 6-month probationary period
• Trainee Post: Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 must be achieved within 2 years of commencement in post
• Care Certificate must be achieved within 12 weeks of commencement in post
• Successful completion of the Trust's full HCA Framework, including key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2, within 2 years of commencement in post

Skills – Essential

• Effective verbal and written communication

Desirable

• Competency in venipuncture and ECG

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit: https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/.

Employer Details

Employer name: Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Roseberry Park, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3AF

Website: https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/