Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job summary

Join our dedicated team in providing holistic, patient-centred care for our 24-bed ward. Working collaboratively with a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality care and ensuring the best possible patient experience.

We are committed to supporting your professional growth, offering regular team study days, development opportunities and ongoing learning to help you thrive in your role.

Specialising in Plastic Surgery, our ward works closely with the Burns Unit, supporting patients throughout their recovery journey and facilitating a smooth transition from specialist care through to discharge.

No VISA sponsorship available for this role

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

• Supports RN in assessment of patient
• Performs clinical baseline observations
• Orientates patient and relatives to the unit/ward environment
• Follows plan of care, reports any changes in the patient's condition
• Contributes with suggestions and ideas for action
• Reports results of any intervention
• Records and documents episodes of care in accordance with guidelines
• Effective communication is maintained with MDT, patient, relatives and visitors.
• Transfers patients to and from the procedure rooms/trolley bay and the wards (if required)
• Following Infection control policy prepares equipment and procedure room/trolley bay for patients' pre and post-surgery.

About us

The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a 'one workforce' cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education, and experience of Healthcare Assistants.

Successful candidates to this role will be able to access the additional support provided by the HCA Academy following their induction with MSEFT. This includes development opportunities, pastoral support, staff rewards and access to HCA exclusive resources such as HCA App.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in Health (General healthcare support or the advanced diploma in clinical healthcare support

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a carer

Desirable

• Experience in acute healthcare setting

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Effective oral/written communication demonstrable by minimal errors in application

Desirable

• Experience working in a surgical setting

Person Specification
Qualifications

Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in Health (General healthcare support or the advanced diploma in clinical healthcare support

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a carer

Desirable

• Experience in acute healthcare setting

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Effective oral/written communication demonstrable by minimal errors in application

Desirable

• Experience working in a surgical setting

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

United Kingdom

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