Main area: Health Care Assistant Grade NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (07.00-15.00, 15.00-23.00, 23.00-07.00)
Job ref: 186-358-25-GH
Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: LINGS BAR HOSPITAL
Town: GAMSTON, WEST BRIDGEFORD
Salary: £23,615 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 28/04/2025
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistants to support Forest ward-rehabilitation ward. The ward is busy, 24 bedded, and you will need to be able to work under pressure at times. You will work with an experienced nursing team on Forest ward alongside registered nurses, health care assistants, and therapy staff to deliver patient care.
Main duties of the job
1. Promote a 'Can do' attitude within the team, focusing on rehabilitation.
2. Promote and enhance the health and wellbeing of patients.
3. Improve the patient journey.
4. Empower patients and promote patient shared/self-care where appropriate, focusing on the patients' rehabilitation goals while aiming for discharge destination.
5. Carry out a range of non-clinical healthcare tasks under the direct supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner.
6. Provide compassionate care to agreed quality standards and in accordance with Trust values.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank. Your health and wellbeing is our priority, and as such, we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service, and Health and Wellbeing Team.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal.
2. Ability to complete appropriate documentation accurately.
3. IT skills: basic word, email, keyboard skills.
4. Manual handling is part of the role, and training will be provided.
5. Ability to work as a member of a team.
6. Understanding and commitment to a caring approach to patients & relatives.
7. Willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional Experience
* Experience of working with older people in NHS setting or equivalent.
* Team working in nursing for older person’s rehabilitation and/or community nursing.
Knowledge
* Understanding of role and expectations.
* Insight into effects of ageing.
* Understanding of rehabilitation.
Contractual requirements
* Flexibility to work early, late, and night shifts as per the service needs.
Skills
* Effective written and verbal communication.
* Basic IT skills.
* Basic observations skills (e.g., Temperature, Pulse, BP).
* Ability to communicate and support individuals with life-limiting conditions.
* Good time and personal management skills.
* The ability to work under pressure.
Additional Information
* The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
* We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
* Communication regarding your application will be sent via email; therefore, please ensure you regularly check your spam/junk folder.
* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr