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

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Band 2

Main area

Trauma and Orthopaedics

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Grade

Band 2

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Contract

Secondment: 12 months

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Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week
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Job ref
B
Site

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £20,270 - £21,318 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

03/04/2023 00:59Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HCA to join our friendly and hard-working team on our Frailty admission unit within our Trauma and Orthopaedic department based at the QMC.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring HCA to support our registered staff in delivering the highest standard of care to our patients.

Applicants who are shortlisted will be required to do a short literacy and numeracy assessment prior to interview.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert

Your role will include supporting the registered staff with patient care and assessments which will include (after training) basic observations, venepuncture and E.C.G.s.

A caring and kind person with an understanding of how to reduce the stress and anxiety people have about coming into hospital will be essential for this role

You will also be required to facilitate the daily routine of a busy unit and support our wider multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust provides services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham and its surrounding communities and specialist services to 3 to 4 million patients.

Operating over 3 sites, we have an annual income of £824 million, 1700 beds and 13000 employees.

We also have an ambition to be recognised as the country's best teaching Trust; internationally distinguished in a range of services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your role will include supporting the qualified staff with patient assessments and general patient care (please see full Job Description).

You will also be required to welcome patients onto the unit, escort them for tests if needed and ensure their experience is a good one.

Person specification

clinical skills

Essential criteria

Good standard of written and spoken English

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

GCSE English and maths Grade C or above

Desirable criteria

Working in new ways packages

Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience in a T & O setting

Desirable criteria

Care certificate

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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.