Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
NLAG are looking to recruit Senior Healthcare Assistants across the Specialist Medicine Care Group based at Scunthorpe General Hospital and Diana Princess of Wales Hospital.
SHCAs are an important member of the ward team. They assist patients to ensure their daily activities of living are maintained. This includes providing assistance with washing and dressing, pressure area care, assisting patients to eat and drink, and mobilising and transferring patients between departments. The SHCA works closely with the registered nurse to ensure patients receive the best possible holistic care.
Main Duties of the Job
As a SHCA, you will be expected to assist patients to ensure the daily activities of living are maintained. This includes washing and dressing, completing paperwork, assisting patients to eat and drink, pressure area care, mobilising patients safely, reporting concerns, and transferring patients between areas.
About Us
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital, and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery, and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled, and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our group, and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Job Responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust, we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and well-being and work-life balance for our employees. This will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life, and we recognise that it is a key contributor to the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career. If it works for you and the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team, or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery, and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all, and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice, and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at joinnlag.co.uk.
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We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
* An NVQ/QCF Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support or a commitment to undertaking and successfully completing available training and education once in post and within an agreed timeframe.
* IT skills and recent study including statutory and mandatory training.
* Food hygiene certificate.
* Level 2 in English and Mathematics or equivalent.
Interview
* Understanding of the needs of patients in a care setting.
* Sound understanding of the need for confidentiality.
* Confident people skills.
* Able to use patient administration IT systems.
* 2 years' experience in an acute or community health or care setting or transferable experience, demonstrating keenness and passion for the role.
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.
Employer Name
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Specialist Medicine Group with SGH and DPOW
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