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

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Maryport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Casual Health Care Assistant, Maryport Community Hospitals, Maryport or the local Council Care Home/s

Based at Maryport Community Hospital or the local Council Care Home/s you will, under supervision of a Registered Nurse; provide quality nursing care and support for patients and/or their relatives, giving accurate and concise information relating to the patient.

You will also utilise and develop relevant skills, as directed by the Lead Nurse and carry out duties without direct supervision where indicated.

Would you benefit from choosing your own working pattern? Are you able to commit to a minimum of one shift per month? It may be that you do not wish to pursue regular employment but would be available for short periods, possibly on a part-time/bank basis to help us overcome unforeseen pressures on our wards.

We are seeking to recruit Health Care Assistants to our Bank and we can offer shifts on a flexible basis to suit individual needs, in a variety of specialty areas.

Applicants will possess GCSE English and Maths or equivalent; National Care Certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process and an NVQ 2 in care (willingness to complete within one year of start date) or equivalent experience.

You will have experience of working in a customer focused / caring environment and be able to deal with a continually changing workload.

Please note:

Health Care Assistants new to the Trust are required to carry out 8 days of training, consisting of a 2 day corporate induction and a 6 day Care Certificate course to help prepare you for and develop you in your new role.

This training will be held on set dates, weekdays and is not flexible.

(Care Certificate course is not applicable to Student Nurses) In addition to this, bank staff are required to fulfil the minimum requirement of working at least one shift per month.

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.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

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

For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the "read this before applying" section.

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

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Standard Check:
£18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check:
£38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisu