Health Care Assistant, Band 2, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team on Elm A/HASU. We are seeking to recruit a highly enthusiastic and motivated team player who will assist the registered nurse/other healthcare professional in providing high quality patient care.
The department specializes in acute stroke care and stroke/neuro rehabilitation and comprises a 10 bedded hyper acute stroke unit, with 33 acute stroke and neuro rehabilitation beds. The Stroke Department is a friendly and caring environment providing care to the most critically/acutely ill patients. Our current Stroke wards regularly receive excellent feedback from patients and their families about our caring staff. The aim of HASU is to provide holistic care for acute stroke patients, utilizing a coordinated multidisciplinary approach, resulting in optimal patient outcomes.
Your role will be to support nursing staff to provide high quality care to patients, providing personal care ensuring they are comfortable and assisting with feeding and ensuring adequate hydration. You will be required to have excellent communication skills as we work within a highly motivated multidisciplinary team.
You will be expected to 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. You will also contribute to the work and improvement of the department by working under direct or indirect supervision of registered practitioners or assistant practitioners.
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.
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.
Important Information:
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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:
* A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
* 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
These schemes are subject to availability.
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