Senior Healthcare Assistant in Critical Care

NHS; Margate; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated and supportive team at an established healthcare provider, where you will play a vital role in delivering compassionate care to critically ill patients. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on innovation and professional development. You will collaborate closely with various specialties and engage in a culture that values teamwork and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a collaborative setting, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• GCSE in maths and English required, along with a Care Certificate.
• Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support registered nurses in delivering patient care in the Critical Care Unit.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with Trust policies.

Skills

Basic IT skills

Time management

Personal organization

Education

GCSE or equivalent in maths and English

Care Certificate

Job description

Go back East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Healthcare Assistant in Critical Care

The closing date is 12 May 2025

The QEQM Critical Care team provide care for critically ill patients on our intensive care unit. Our units are staffed by a dedicated and supportive team who pride themselves on their drive for innovation and the support and opportunities we offer to our staff.

• Our vision is to provide high quality, safe, evidence-based care through a genuinely compassionate and collaborative approach, and we support our staff to deliver just that.
• Our investment in our facilities is matched by our investment in our people; there is always scope for career development
• We work closely with other specialities including anaesthetics, surgery and medicine, with opportunities to combine specialisms. This enables a thriving learning environment for all of our team members.
• The teamwork and camaraderie on our unit is second to none with regular team building and social events throughout the year.

If you are passionate about critical care and want to work in a progressive and dynamic team, then we want to hear from you!

The Surgery & Anaesthetics Care Group is responsible for the running of all theatres across EKHUFT as well as the provision of Trauma, Orthopaedic, Urology, Vascular, Pain and General Surgery Services for East Kent; including Critical Care, Presurgical Preparation and Perioperative Services.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Healthcare Assistant (HCA) is to work as a team member within the Critical Care Unit (CCU) environment carrying out assigned tasks involving the direct/indirect care of patients in support of, and supervised by, a registered nurse.

We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike. This is why we ask you to:

• maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business and adhere to data protection law
• comply with the Trust's policies and procedures, including infection prevention and control, risk management, health and safety, safeguarding children and adults, financial management and use of resources
• act at all times in accordance with the professional Codes of Conduct and Accountability relevant to your role
• participate in annual mandatory training.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please be aware that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK, you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently hold a Certificate of Sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.

As of 9th April, we can only sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for band 2/3 roles if we can demonstrate that we were unsuccessful in recruiting a candidate who does not require a visa. Given this change, it is unlikely that we will be able to sponsor any candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for this role.

Job responsibilities

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If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent inmaths and english
• Care Certificate

Experience

• Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust
• Delivery of evidence based practice
• Previous experience at Band 3 within specialty
• Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
• Evidence of on-going personal + professional development

Skills

• Basic IT skills
• Time management and personal organisation skills

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.

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate

The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate