Health Care Assistant, Larch C *Internal Applicants Only*
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY
Band 2 Health Care Assistant Up to 75 hrs per week available, Permanent
Larch C is a 28 bedded acute care of the elderly ward. Patient safety is embedded in everything we do. Our aim is to provide an excellent patient experience from admission to discharge ensuring all physical and psychological needs are met.
Shifts include night duty, weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
Larch C cares for elderly patients with a range of needs, from acutely unwell patients to managing long term conditions, complex discharge planning to end of life care.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* 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. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
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.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
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
Skills
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work as a member of a team
* Ability to use initiative appropriately
* 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.
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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