Do you want to be a Healthcare Assistant and join one of the best Stroke Units in the UK? Our Stroke Unit has maintained the ‘A grade’ in the latest Royal College of Physicians’ Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) audit.
Our stroke service is the designated 24 hour thrombolysis centre for Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire, with 12 hyper- acute beds and 29 acute rehabilitation beds shared in between two wards: the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and the Acute Stroke Unit. We run a high risk TIA clinic 365 days a year.
With the support of a stroke practice development sister, stroke specialist nurses and the Trust’s education department, we are able to offer a range of education and development opportunities, including in-house training and external courses.
Working across TIA clinic, hyper-acute, acute and step down areas, you will have the opportunity to continue to progress your professional development, gain specialist knowledge in the care of acute stroke and skills in caring for rehabilitation patients.
Please note you will be required to sit a numeracy and literacy test, if you can provide certificate evidence of GSCE level C and above in Maths and English (current grade 4 and above) this will not be necessary.
Working as a Healthcare Assistant, you will be part of a busy multi-disciplinary team who are dedicated in providing individualised, evidence based stroke care.
Working within the TIA clinic team.
Greet patients in the outpatient department, take bloods, perform ECGs and record observations. Process electronic referrals. Maintain an Excel spreadsheet. Communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals face to face, by email, and on the telephone.
You should be proficient with phlebotomy and obtaining ECGs, have great communication skills, and be experienced in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Working on the hyper acute, and acute stroke wards.Your working day will be varied and will include, but is not limited to, the following:
Promote patient comfort and well-being. Communicate with patients who may have speech disturbance due to their stroke.
Work within a large stroke multi-disciplinary team where all our staff have an important role.
Assist with admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
Assist patients with personal care, using the correct moving & handling techniques.
Assist patients with eating and drinking as advised by the Speech and Language Therapists.
Obtain and record patient observations.
Why colleagues think we are"a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
This advert closes on Thursday 26 Dec 2024