North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Health Care Assistant, Band 2, Cumberland Infirmary, up to 37.5 hours
The Acute Admissions Unit is a 29 bedded Unit providing acute care to emergency admissions. The unit has the potential to be escalated to 39 patients.
We are a fast-paced, acute care environment delivering safe, effective, quality patient-centred care. We pride ourselves on fantastic training and education with opportunities to develop both professionally and personally.
Main duties of the job
1. To assist the registered nurses (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high-quality patient care.
2. When trained and deemed competent, undertake clinical activities, using appropriate equipment.
3. Maintain patients' privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner.
4. Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives.
5. Continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high-quality safe care.
6. Post holder will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other ward/department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, replenish stock and ensure clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly.
7. Contributes to the work of the department by working under direct or indirect supervision of registered practitioners or assistant practitioners.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high-quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. 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.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
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.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* National Care Certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process.
* NVQ 2 in care (willingness to complete within one year of start date) or equivalent experience.
Experience
* Work in customer-focused/caring environment.
* Use of a computer.
Knowledge
* Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care.
* Ability to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient/client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner.
* Ability to meet basic care needs of patients, washing, dressing, assistance with feeding etc.
* Understanding of confidentiality.
* Nursing policies and procedures.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Ability to use initiative appropriately.
* Organisational skills.
* Ability to meet deadlines.
* Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
* Venepuncture.
Personal Circumstances
* Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers.
* Presents self as courteous, respectful, and helpful.
* Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
Other Requirements
* Alignment to Trust Values and Core Behaviours.
* Evidence of understanding of Trust Business.
* Experience of working in the Trust previously.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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