Healthcare Assistant - Waterside Unit

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Amersham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Amersham is looking for enthusiastic Healthcare Assistants to join their team on the Waterside Unit. The role involves providing high-quality care to older patients and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have good communication skills and a passion for caring. Benefits include NHS perks, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Opportunities for learning and career development

Flexible and agile working arrangements

NHS benefits including generous leave, pension, and discount schemes

Health and wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and caring individuals with excellent communication skills.
• Good standard of English and numeracy required.
• Passion for caring for older people.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver high-quality nursing care.
• Support patients with rehabilitation before discharge.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

Capability to deliver high-quality nursing care

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of integrated hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding areas, including Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire), and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire). We care for over half a million patients annually with a team of over 6,000 highly trained clinical staff, including doctors, nurses, midwives, health visitors, therapists, and healthcare scientists.

About Amersham Hospital

Amersham Hospital is one of several community hospitals within the Trust, featuring three inpatient areas: Chartridge Ward, Waterside Unit, and Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehabilitation Unit. We are currently seeking to appoint new Healthcare Assistants to join our team on Waterside Unit.

Who We Are Looking For

We seek enthusiastic and caring individuals with excellent communication skills, a good standard of English and numeracy, and a passion for caring for older people. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to undertake a numeracy and literacy competency test. Successful candidates will then be interviewed to determine mutual suitability.

About Waterside Unit

Waterside Unit is a 21-bed ward within the Integrated Elderly Care Division, caring for patients who are medically optimized and require rehabilitation before discharge home or to a care facility. Patients often have multiple health needs and chronic conditions.

Key Skills and Opportunities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Capability to deliver high-quality nursing care
• Training and clinical supervision opportunities are available for successful candidates

Team Environment

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team including nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, doctors, pharmacists, social workers, and discharge coordinators.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunities for learning and career development
• Flexible and agile working arrangements
• NHS benefits including generous leave, pension, and discount schemes
• Health and wellbeing support services

Our Values and Culture

• We promote inclusion and diversity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds
• We foster a respectful and dignified workplace
• We support the Armed Forces community and value service leavers and veterans

Our Vision and Mission

• Vision: To provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work
• Mission: To deliver personal and compassionate care every time
• Values: Collaborate, aspire, respect, enable

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Rehana Malik
• Job Title: Ward Sister
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]