University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
Main Duties of the Job
The recruitment team at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) is excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a customer-focused, friendly, and enthusiastic individual as part of our expanding service.
UHS offers fantastic training and development, giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective care. We can offer opportunities to develop within a supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Working for Our Organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on-site and remote working. Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work, situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Due to the nature of this role and service, this role is on-site and the hours are as advertised.
Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You can read an overview of the main duties of the role in the Job Description section. To understand the role in more detail, please read the full job description and personal specification documents attached.
Person Specification
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Qualifications / Training Required
* Completed care certificate or ability to complete within 6 months of appointment
* BTEC level 2 or above in health and social care. Interested in undertaking further training.
Previous or Relevant Experience Necessary
* Experience in an acute hospital setting.
* HCA experience.
* Teaching Assistant experience.
* Experience in a caring role.
* Understanding of the acute hospital environment and the role of HCA.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Getting to work should be as easy as possible, and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes, and ultra-low emission cars.
Our Commitment to Equality
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, and age.
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