Band 2 Healthcare Assistant - Romford, United Kingdom - Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

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Romford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are holding Health Care Assistant (Band 2) interviews, for both hospital sites:
Queens Hospital & King George Hospital

Previous applicants who have applied within the last 6 months need not apply.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated Health Care Assistants to join our Trust to assist qualified nurses in the delivery of excellent patient care at either Queen's Hospital in Romford or King George Hospital in Goodmayes.

You will have excellent communication skills, good writing skills and good understanding of the English language.

You will be assisting with patient hygiene needs, helping patients meet their nutritional requirements and all other patient needs that arise.

You will be required to be fully flexible to do shift work that includes day shifts, night shifts, weekends and bank holidays:
Day shifts (07:30 am until 20:00 )

Night shifts (19:30 until 08:00 am)

These will be Monday to Sunday (including Bank Holidays).

Be 18 years old or over

Have the right to work in the UK - with no restrictions

2 years of experience in a nursing home or the hospital as an HCA

WE DO NOT OFFER TIER 2 WORK SPONSORSHIP FOR HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS

PLEASE NOTE:

The post is permanent, and you will be supported to complete your Care Certificate Workbook if you are successful.

Assist in the provision of quality care for all patients, under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Assist at all times to make the clinical area a quality area of care within the Trust.
Assist in the checking of patients details held on the patient administration system.

Record vital signs if requested to do so by registered nurse/doctor.

Assist the doctor/nurse with a sterile procedure if requested to do so.

Assist in the clerical duties and certain other mutually agreed duties to maintain the smooth running of the day unit.

To perform venepuncture and ECG as required after appropriate training.

With a dedicated workforce of more than 7,500 staff and volunteers, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the larger acute trusts in the country.

We provide care for a population of about 750,000 people across north east London (NEL), and that number is predicted to increase by 15 per cent over the next ten years.

Our Trust serves three London boroughs with diverse populations, and more than half of our workforce identify as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic.

In addition, eight out of every ten employees are women, and most of our workforce live within the host boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge.

We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.