Healthcare Assistant - Colchester, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Colchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Do you want to be part of a team who have an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care with innovative working in a rapidly changing environment?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Outpatients Department at Colchester Hospital for highly motivated Healthcare Assistant to join the team.

If you like a challenge, are able to work at a very fast pace, enjoy working with a multi-disciplinary team and can give our patients the dignified care they deserve then this could be the job for you.

We have full time and part time availability.

To meet the direct and indirect care needs of patients under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse.
To ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines.
To work as an effective member of the nursing and wider multiprofessional healthcare team.
To work within the boundaries of the role of the HCA and refer to the Registered Nurse as appropriate.

Please note you may be required to undertake a Numeracy & Literacy test as part of the pre employment checks

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area.

We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.

Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone.

Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

To work as a member of the ward team, establishing effective communication networks across the multidisciplinary team and wards/departments of the Trust and with patients and carers
To establish professional relationships with patients/relatives/carers, communicating with them in ways that respect their views, beliefs and culture, and being aware of own response to distressing circumstances.
To report to the senior nurse on duty in a timely manner, information relating to all work activity, e.g. identifying significant changes in relation to direct patient care/treatment plans
To assist the Registered Nurses and Doctors with clinical procedures, acting as a chaperone if

necessary