Health Care Assistant, Band 2, ICU Cumberland Infirmary
To assist the registered nurse (or other health practitioners) in providing high quality patient care.
Provide patient care in a kind, compassionate, and sensitive manner.
Continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high quality safe care.
Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives and work under direct or indirect supervision of registered practitioners.
Contribute to housekeeping and other ward/department duties as required (e.g. general tidiness, replenish stock, and ensure clinical equipment is clean, working, and stored correctly).
Will carry out delegated, repetitive, routine, and familiar tasks.
Providing personal care to patients by supporting/providing assistance with all aspects of daily living. Providing individualised care and promoting independence, using appropriately identified aids (e.g. hoists, special mattresses).
Assisting with escorting and transferring patients to different wards and departments.
Ensure nutritional needs of the patient are met by assisting them to eat and complete their daily menu card.
Plans own day-to-day work tasks or activities to meet the individual's health and wellbeing needs.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
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 of our Trust
* 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.
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.
The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this.
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.
Important Information
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.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
* Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children; therefore, if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended), the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.
As part of one of the largest employers in the UK, NCIC future employees will have access to the following benefits:
* 27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
* Flexible working Scheme
* Excellent opportunities for development
* Competitive NHS Pension scheme
* Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
* EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
#J-18808-Ljbffr