Job summary
Bridgnorth Hospital are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistant to work on the Agnes Campbell Ward.
The ward is busy and you will need to be able to work under pressure at times. You will work within the established nursing team on Agnes Campbell Ward alongside registered nurses, healthcare assistants and therapy staff providing care to patients on the ward.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
A Healthcare Assistant is a core member of the team delivering personal care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care.
To provide holistic and person-centred care and support community patients in an acute setting.
To carry out a range of non-clinical healthcare tasks, under the direct supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. Provide compassionate care, to agreed quality standards and in accordance with Trust values.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. GCSE Level C+ in English and Maths or Level 2 functional skills in English and Maths or willingness to work towards this.
2. NVQ Level 2 in Health Care or willingness to work towards gaining this qualification.
3. Care Certificate or willingness to work towards this.
Experience
Essential
4. Awareness of accountability issues, confidentiality.
5. Awareness of the role of the Healthcare Assistant.
Knowledge
Essential
6. Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
7. Good interpersonal skills (written and oral).
8. Knowledge of situations and circumstances that can impact on patient safety and demonstrate understanding of how the healthcare assistant contributes to maintaining patient safety.