Main area Child Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
36 hours per week (Monday to Sunday, 12 hours shifts both days and nights including bank holidays.)
Job ref 302-25-6852081S
Employer Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Royal Albert Edward Infirmary - Rainbow Ward
Town Wigan
Salary £23,615 per annum, pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 27/02/2025 23:59
Healthcare Support Worker - Rainbow Ward
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Rainbow ward is a busy, fast paced, acute Paediatric ward. We are looking to recruit a full time Health Care Assistant with experience in the hospital setting with the potential possibility of developing to a Band 3 HCA on completion of training.
Main duties of the job
The Healthcare Assistant will work as part of the ward team with supervision of registered practitioners to provide effective, safe patient focused care at all times.
* Contribute to the development of the care environment with a positive, professional attitude.
* Contribute to the maintenance of daily provision of service and care to meet the individual needs of patients and department.
* Support the smooth running of the ward and ensure patients, relatives and carers are dealt with in a friendly and efficient manner.
* Ensure that policies and guidelines are adhered to.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a health care assistant you play a vital role in delivering high standards of care to our patients and families.
Rainbow Ward is a busy paediatric ward, you will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure all patients are cared for and treated with dignity and respect. Your duties will be varied, and include, assisting patient with personal hygiene, assisting patients during meal times, talking and listening to patients and working in partnership with patients, carers and the wider team.
This is a very demanding and challenging role, you will need to be compassionate and caring and have a passion for this type of work. You will need to demonstrate that you are highly motivated, enthusiastic, well organised and are able to work both independently and as part of a team. Effective communication skills are essential.
* Responsible for providing direct care to the defined group of patients under the direction of the registered nurse.
* Assists patients to undertake normal activities of daily living.
* Follows care plans developed by the registered nurse.
* Reports any changes in patients condition, untoward incidents or accidents to the senior nurse immediately.
* Assists with the maintenance of ward cleanliness.
* Assists in maintaining stock levels.
* Assists with the transportation of patients, equipment and supplies.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of basic level qualification in English and Maths or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
Experience
* Previous experience of working within a care environment.
Skills
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Able to demonstrate a positive attitude and caring demeanour.
* Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour.
Knowledge
* An interest in healthcare services.
Additional
* Flexible and able to work on any ward and site within the Trust.
* Ability to work internal rotational shifts.
* Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online.
The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.
We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.
Guidance on Completing Your Application
Applications are scored against the person specification, therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible.
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