Health Care Assistant - Basildon, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Basildon, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We are looking for keen enthusiastic Health Care Assistants to join our dynamic caring team delivering high quality specialist care in Gastroenterology.

This is a rewarding and fast paced area.

Edith Cavell ward is 28 beds Medicine Ward dedicated to the treatment of Gastroenterological related illnesses.

Our ward is a great place to gain or expand your knowledge, skills and experience of nursing acutely unwell patients within a supportive team environment.

As our Health care Assistant (HCA) you will work under supervision as a member of a multidisciplinary team, be expected to perform a wide range of duties to deliver best possible care for patients admitted and support and offer suggestions on improving the delivery of care to patients and service users.

You must possess excellent communication skills, ensuring, monitoring and maintaining health and safety in the workplace as described in duties and responsibilities and ensure that admission and assessment documentation is completed for all in patients, and assist in training and development of other members of the MDT.

You should be able to teach, train and develop new and existing staff members on all aspects of documentation used in the clinical environment, and participate in auditing of assessments carried out.

You should be able to inform and empower patients to maintain skin care regimes and must have a good understanding and be able to demonstrate to other members of nursing staff aspects infection control.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be.

Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Are you a keen and enthusiastic HCA, then we want to hear from you?

Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.