Healthcare Assistant - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

NHS AfC:
Band 2

Main area

Gastroenterology Medicine

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Grade

NHS AfC: Band 2

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time hours per week

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Job ref

Site

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £22,383 per annum pro rata
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

05/06/2023 23:59Job overview

No prior experience is care is necessary as we support you through a healthcare assistant induction and support you to complete the national Care Certificate.

If successful at shortlisting, you will be invited to a face to face interview where you will be asked to complete a numeracy and literacy test prior to interview.

Main duties of the job

F21 is a Medical Gastro enterology ward within the Surgical Division at NUH.

We have a vacancy for a full time post.

The post involves working with both male and female adult patients with a wide range of Gastro medical conditions.

We are looking for someone that is dynamic and hardworking and is up for the challenge of working with patients from all backgrounds and also some patients that can have challenging behavior.

We promote learning and encourage our staff to progress further in their career.

Working for our organisation

At NUH we take great pride in having in place a team of highly trained Healthcare Assistants to provide quality and compassionate patient care.

These roles are essential to the experience of our patients and their relatives and carers and they complement the clinical care provided by our doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists.

As a healthcare assistant at NUH, there are many opportunities for further progression and enhancing you clinical skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for detailed responsibilities or access webinar for further information and ability to ask questions.

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values and

Essential criteria

Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Good basic level of secondary school education

Desirable criteria

NVQ / QCF 2 in Healthcare ECDL

Experience

Essential criteria

One year relevant work experience

Desirable criteria

Previous experience in a health or social care setting

Communication and relationship

Essential criteria

Demonstrate clear and effective written and verbal communication skills, Ability to pass on information accurately

Desirable criteria

Analytical and Judgement skill

Essential criteria

Understand the importance of instructions and written procedures

Planning and organisation skil

Essential criteria

Demonstrate effective time management skills

Physical skills

Essential criteria

Capable of using medical equipment under supervision

Desirable criteria

Evidence of moving and handling training

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.