General ward Health Care Assistant Job at NHS Professionals
Job Title: General ward Health Care Assistant
Trust Location: _ Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust_
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As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits:
- Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
- Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days
- Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
- First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
- Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
- Training and development opportunities
- Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
- Stakeholder pension scheme available
Day: £11.82 per hour
Saturday/Night: £16.68 per hour
Sunday/Bank Holiday: £21.64 per hour
Popular shift patterns are available, such as 07.30 – 15.30 and 20.45 – 07.45, but our Trusts are open to different start/finish times and lines of work (e.g. short-shifts during school hours)
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Rated ‘Good’ in their most recent CQC report, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute Trusts, providing a full range of hospital-based and community services across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas. DBTH is one of only five Teaching Hospitals in Yorkshire, offering a variety of specialist services including breast screening, vascular surgery, and renal dialysis. Excellent transport links and the ‘Park and Ride’ system mean the various sites are commutable from numerous locations including Leeds, Huddersfield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield and York.
The role may involve, but not be limited to you performing the following:
· Ensuring that the patient is the prime focus when making decisions about their care and wellbeing
· Assisting patients with compassion when undertaking normal activities of daily living whilst ensuring that privacy, dignity, and human rights are respected
· Implementing holistic, culturally sensitive, respectful, non-judgmental care from a pre-determined care plan for patients with a wide range of care needs
· Sterilising equipment and restocking consulting rooms
· Taking blood samples and sending them to the lab
· Monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight
· Assisting in the delivery of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse
· Providing routine patient care duties at own discretion in accordance with Trust policies, protocols, and guidelines
· Participating in the taking and recording of observations under the direction of the Registered Nurse and report the results to the Nurse in charge
· Using initiative when responding to changes in a patient’s condition within own sphere of practice
· Recognising limitations and escalating concerns
To apply for this post, you will/have:
· A minimum of 6 months experience as a Healthcare Assistant (Acute) or studying as a Student Nurse with at least 12 weeks’ clinical placements, studying towards a relevant Nursing degree
· If a non-student, but a qualified HCA, you will need one of the following: a QCF Level 2 or above Diploma in Health & Social Care or Clinical Healthcare Support, a QCF Level 3 or above Diploma in Healthcare Support, a QCF Level 3 or above Diploma in Health, a QCF Level 2 or above Diploma in Healthcare Support Services or a degree/diploma in nursing and currently do not have an NMC registration
· Assist in the delivery of patient care as directed by the nurse in charge of the unit/ward, undertaking duties and activities, with limited or indirect supervision
· Carry out procedures and techniques in accordance with agreed policies and standards
· Ensure accurate records are kept in accordance with Trust guidelines
· Undertake regular mandatory training*
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additionnal certification and skills.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract
Salary: £11.82-£21.64 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- No weekends
- Weekends only
Work Location: One location
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