Health Care Assistant Apprenticeship

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification:

• Work towards completion of the Care Certificate standards.
• Monitor and record patients' vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation) under direct supervision and report abnormal results and concerns to nursing staff.
• Accurately measure and record height and weight.
• Undertake delegated clinical tasks relevant to the area (e.g., ECGs, urinalysis, MRSA screening, documentation in digital health records) once competency has been achieved and approved.
• Assist patients with nutrition, including menu completion and feeding support, in collaboration with ward hosts/hostesses.
• Apply infection prevention and control practices, attending all mandatory training and be willing to challenge others poor practice where necessary.
• Escort patients and their belongings between wards/departments.
• Collect medications from pharmacy and blood products from the laboratory (following training and assessment.

Meets all government criteria for apprenticeship funding, including appropriate visa status, required period of UK residency, and no prior learning or experience at a level that would prevent funding approval.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Functional skills to level 2 or equivalent qualifications (GCSE's Maths and English above grade c or 4)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
• Evidence of good organisational skills
• Self-motivated to work under minimal supervision and use own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good communication skills, written and verbaL

Other

Essential criteria

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g. shift work)

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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