Healthcare Assistant - Ward 23, Oncology and Haematology

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking enthusiastic Healthcare Assistants to join their supportive Ward 23 at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. In this rewarding role, you will provide essential personal care and support to oncology and haematology patients while working in a dynamic team environment. Ideal candidates should possess good communication skills, empathy, and be able to handle emotional situations. Full training will be provided, and there is flexibility for part-time working with a minimum commitment of 23 hours per week.

Benefits

Full training provided

Specialist training for Oncology & Haematology

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be compassionate and kind to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Ability to cope with emotional situations in a healthcare setting.
• Previous experience in a care assistant role is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing team with hygiene needs and personal care.
• Assist patients with diet and fluid intake.
• Check basic observations and provide emotional support.

Skills

Good communication skills

Caring nature

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Sensitivity towards patients

Job description

Job overview

Due to progression and movement within the team we are looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistants to support Ward 23 Oncology & Haematology at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

The ward is a kind and supportive one which is busy and you will need to be able to work under pressure at times and be able to cope with working in what can sometimes be an emotive environment. You will work within the established nursing team on Ward 23 alongside registered nurses, healthcare assistants and therapy staff providing care to patients on the ward.

You will deliver personal care as needed for the patients and will need to have a kind and compassionate nature. This is a lovely and rewarding role requiring commitment to providing a high quality of care for our oncology and haematology patients. You will get to know our patients and their relatives well and develop a good rapport with them to support their needs.

Main duties of the job

You will support the ward nursing team to provide care for our patients including hygiene needs, provision of personal care, assistance with taking diet and fluids, checking of basic observations.

You will need to work well as part of a team and have good communication skills and a caring nature. You will need to be a keen, calm, motivated and a conscientious individual with a good sense of humour, and be able to show sensitivity in dealing with patients and their relatives who are facing cancer treatment and may sometimes be distressed as a result.

You will be required to work on an internal rotation working day, night and weekend shifts. All shifts are 12.5 hours in length. We can consider set working patterns, and set working days set days off with negotiation. Previous experience as a care assistant would be helpful but is not essential as full training will be given. We are happy to consider part time working but would expect a minimum of 23 hours per week.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to supporting our staff with suitable training and development opportunities and will provide full training for the role of a Healthcare Assistant on Ward 23. We offer specialist Oncology & Haematology training for our HCAs and are committed to further development as appropriate afterwards. We have a set of established Trust Values and expect all staff to work within these at all times.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.