Career Change? Returning to Work? Join Our Healthcare Team
Are you seeking a fulfilling career that allows you to make a positive difference in people's lives? If so, consider joining our dedicated team of Healthcare Assistants.
As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll play a vital role in supporting our patients' well-being and recovery. Working alongside our nursing team, you'll be the primary point of contact for many of our patients, providing essential care and compassion.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Assisting with patient care, including feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene
* Providing emotional support and companionship to patients
* Collaborating with the nursing team to ensure optimal patient care
We're seeking compassionate individuals who possess:
* A genuine passion for helping others
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* A compassionate and empathetic nature
* A strong work ethic and reliability
If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career change or return to work after a break, consider joining our Healthcare team. Your compassion and dedication will make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients.
Unfortunately we are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship for this vacancy.
Main duties of the job
You'll start your career with us by following a 5 day full-time and in-depth induction training programme, within the hospital, so you can hit the ground running and ensure our patients get the care they need and deserve.
Our fantastic colleagues can teach you the required skills if you share our Trust values, are ready to learn and:
* You can demonstrate that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* You are happy to carry out a variety of tasks (detailed below) - including personal hygiene care
* You can work a variety of shifts - these include mornings (shifts could start from 7am), short days & long days (shifts are generally 10 - 12 hours long), evenings (till around 8pm) and nights (from around 7pm)
We consider both Part-Time and Full-Time applications, but you MUST be flexible and able to cover a variety of shifts as we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
You will receive your allocated area within the hospital at a later stage of the recruitment process. Please note, if you are looking to work in paediatrics, maternity, A&E or theatres then please apply to the relevant advert.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Job responsibilities
* Washing and dressing patients and assisting in their personal care
* Assisting patients to access and use toilet facilities
* Serving meals and helping to feed patients
* Helping patients to safely move around
* Assisting with bed making, cleaning tasks, errands, or general duties
* Collecting pathological specimens e.g., Urine, faeces, sputum
* Making patients and their families feel comfortable
* Monitoring and reporting patients conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight measurement
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from those who need sponsorship to work in this role due to current government guidelines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to C Grade or Equivalent (Numeracy or Literacy)
Communication Skills
* Being able to communicate both verbally and in writing.
Experience
* 1 Year in a Health Care setting as a Health Care Support Worker.
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.
£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata if part time
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