Health Care Assistant - Carlisle, United Kingdom - North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Carlisle, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We are looking to recruit a full time Health Care Assistant to work up to 37.5 hours per week within our Outpatients Department at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle with a specialist interest in ENT Speciality.

You will work with indirect supervision under the Registered Nurse; assisting with nursing care and providing information and assistance to the patient, their relatives and carers.

You will also utilise acquired skills gained from an extended role as directed by the lead clinical nurse of the department.

Applicants will possess GCSE English & Maths or equivalent; National Care Certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process, and an NVQ 3 in care (willingness to complete within one year of start date) or equivalent experience.

You will also have experience of working in a customer focused / caring environment.

Working within the Head/Neck Speciality will give you a variety of varying skills which will enhance the Patient journey.

You will be allocated a Mentor who will direct, support and nurture you in this field of nursing until you feel confident.

the team are extremely welcoming and you will be very much involved in all aspects of Patient Care.

The job entails setting up/running and closing down ENT clinics.

Extended skills namely, venepuncture, ECG recording, basic observations, assisting with Scope procedures/cleaning of the scopes, provision of relevant paperwork all of which internal house training will be provided.

The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people.

Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond.

We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030.

There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

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