Employer Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Clatterbridge Hospital
Town Bebington
Salary £23,615 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 06/04/2025 23:59
Health Care Assistant
Band 2
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen on Dermatology for a Health Care Assistant to join our team.
If you are a passionate person who thrives from giving excellent patient care and contributing to a positive patient experience, this is the position for you.
Dermatology is an 8 inpatient unit for many patients that suffer from a wide range of Dermatology conditions. Our aim is to provide the best patient-centered care and continue to provide amazing services such as daycare, outpatient, and inpatient all under the same building.
In addition to the inpatients, we have multiple daycare patients coming in throughout the day from 8am - 8pm.
We are open Monday - Friday for inpatient services and daycare at the weekend.
Our band 2s will have the opportunity to work in a ward and clinical setting and rotate through these to build up skills in these different areas.
Dermatology is a very diverse but friendly environment with a massive team who all work well together. If you feel you would make a vital part of our team, please apply.
Main duties of the job
* To assist Registered Nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team in implementing patients’ care plans.
* Undertake some clerical and domestic duties to ensure a safe environment.
* This would be a training post to gain the skills in Dermatology to assist in theatre and topical treatments.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high-quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales, and the wider North West footprint.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus, or ferry and within easy reach of the major cities of Liverpool, Chester, and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the job include:
* Assisting Registered Nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team in implementing patients’ care plans.
* Undertaking some clerical and domestic duties to ensure a safe environment.
* This would be a training post to gain the skills in Dermatology to assist in theatre and topical treatments.
Person specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
* Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2) in Health & Social Care OR a good standard of general education to GCSE level and the agreement to undertake the relevant L2 qualification on appointment.
* Completion of the Care Certificate theory and practice standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust.
* Experience working in a clinical environment.
* Experience working in the NHS.
Knowledge and Skills
* Previous experience and training in manual handling patients using appropriate equipment.
* Can demonstrate an understanding of the importance of promoting patient independence.
* Able to provide support and reassurance to patients.
Personal Attributes
* Understand when to seek support and advice.
* Aware of personal and professional limitations.
* Ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* A positive attitude and ability to act on feedback.
* Polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated.
Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria
Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:
UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.
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Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.
If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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