Main area: Healthcare Support Grade Band 3 (Band 2 until completion of the Care Certificate)
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 292-A007-15-UEC
Employer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Princess Alexandra / St Margaret's / Herts and Essex Hospital NHS Trust
Town: Harlow / Epping / Bishops Stortford
Salary: £23,615 - £25,674 per annum inclusive of high cost area supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
We are now recruiting enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Support Workers to become part of our wider health care team, which provides high standards of care to our patients.
This vacancy is for positions within Urgent and Emergency Care which includes the Emergency Department (ED), Adult Assessment Unit (AAU), Charnley Ward and the Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC).
You will attend a robust clinical induction program and comprehensive practical based program to gain the skills and knowledge to provide quality care to our patients. We will provide you with the tools to gain your care certificate if you have not already completed it.
We welcome applications for those seeking both full and part-time employment; the minimum contract we can offer is 24.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
* Participates in the delivery of patient care
* Contributes towards ward/department organisation
* Supports registered nurses in the provision of a safe and caring environment
* Completes National Care Certificate
The post is advertised as a Band 3 role subject to successfully completing the care certification within the six-month probationary period of employment, during which you will be paid Band 2, or providing a copy of your completed care certificate which has been reviewed during the recruitment process and determined as meeting the accepted standard.
Upon successful completion (or accepted evidence) of the Care Certification and completion of the probationary period of employment, you will be promoted to NHS AFC Band 3. Failure to complete the Care Certification within this timeframe may result in termination of employment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Work cooperatively as part of the multi-disciplinary team, helping nursing, midwifery and other clinical staff in routine work associated with patient care
* Support qualified nurses in the implementation of programmes of care within the limits of the HCSW’s knowledge and competence
* Provide comfort, reassurance and support to patients and/or their carers if anxious or distressed
* Assist with essential patient care, e.g. making beds, sorting clean linen, etc
* Assist patients to become as independent as possible by giving the appropriate level of support as delegated and under supervision
* Maintain patients’ personal and oral hygiene, e.g. help with dressing/undressing, giving bed baths, mouth and skin care, assisting with pressure area care
* Escort patients to other departments
Person specification
Education and experience
* Level One Functional Skills in maths and English or above
* Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of quality of care
* Able to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues verbally and in writing skills
* Previous experience in health care
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
* Free car parking for our staff
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff-only rest area with free tea and coffee
* Access to NHS Pension scheme
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
* Onsite crèche facilities
* Annual appraisals with career pathways
* In-house training courses
* Discounted hospital restaurant
* Staff health and wellbeing services and complimentary health provision
Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability.
All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months.
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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