Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a health care assistant to become part of a well-established, fast developing same day emergency care unit. Our Same Day Emergency Care Unit incorporates Medical and Frailty specialities as well as Medical Day Case Unit. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and work well within the team but be able to show initiative and have great time keeping skills. You will support the nurse with assessing and delivering care to patients across all areas of the unit while you work within your scope of practice. You will promote patient independence while supporting patients to meet their personal and hygiene needs as well as helping to ensure their dietary needs are met. You will also assist the ward clerk with admitting and discharging patients. You will play an important role to ensure the unit is kept clean and tidy and assist with stock rotation and re stocking. While working on the unit you will ensure you work within your scope of practice and take a responsibility to ensure the unit is safe. Main duties of the job To assess patients using observations and relevant safety tools. Meet hygiene and dietary needs of patients. To work along side the nurses and within scope of practice. General housekeeping on the unit. Admin work accordingly and when required. To use the computer systems to input patient care and request relevant items within scope of practice. About us We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT. We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services. We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza. We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community. Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first. Date posted 07 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 2 Salary £23,615 a year pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 372-MED2361 Job locations Huddersfield Royal infirmary Acre Street Huddersfield HD3 3EA Job description Job responsibilities To assess patients using observations and relevant safety tools. Meet hygiene and dietary needs of patients. To work along side the nurses and within scope of practice. General housekeeping on the unit. Admin work accordingly and when required. To use the computer systems to input patient care and requestrelevant care plans within scope of practice. Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details. Job description Job responsibilities To assess patients using observations and relevant safety tools. Meet hygiene and dietary needs of patients. To work along side the nurses and within scope of practice. General housekeeping on the unit. Admin work accordingly and when required. To use the computer systems to input patient care and requestrelevant care plans within scope of practice. Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details. Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application Competence based level 2 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Care or The Care Certificate issued by an employer Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role Desirable Moving and Handling Infection Control Customer Care Competent / able to evidence the completion of Health Care Assistant core competencies Competence based level 3 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Healthcare Support Knowledge, experience & expertise Essential Previous employment with a healthcare setting (18 months) Insight into the roles of responsibilities of the post Demonstrate a commitment to a caring profession Understand the importance of record keeping Literacy Skills IT skills Desirable Experience of record keeping Communication & relationships Essential Ability to work as a team member Ability to work in a busy environment Able to use own initiative Aware of own limitations/ level of competence Good communication Skills Desirable Plan delegated workload Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application Competence based level 2 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Care or The Care Certificate issued by an employer Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role Desirable Moving and Handling Infection Control Customer Care Competent / able to evidence the completion of Health Care Assistant core competencies Competence based level 3 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Healthcare Support Knowledge, experience & expertise Essential Previous employment with a healthcare setting (18 months) Insight into the roles of responsibilities of the post Demonstrate a commitment to a caring profession Understand the importance of record keeping Literacy Skills IT skills Desirable Experience of record keeping Communication & relationships Essential Ability to work as a team member Ability to work in a busy environment Able to use own initiative Aware of own limitations/ level of competence Good communication Skills Desirable Plan delegated workload Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Address Huddersfield Royal infirmary Acre Street Huddersfield HD3 3EA Employer's website https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)