Healthcare Assistant

Job description

Job summary

To assist the nursing staff in providing nursing, clerical support and hotel type services within the Day Surgery area.

Main duties of the job

To undertake personal care duties for patients in hospital.To support all members of the MDT to deliver high quality, safe patient care.To ensure a safe working environment.To assist the registered staff to care for patients.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Communicates information to staff, patients, relatives and carers.
• Communicates information in an empathetic and reassuring way where there may be barriers to communication/understanding i.e. speech/language/hearing difficulties.
• Communicates with patients, clients, relatives and staff whose first language may not be English. Is able to communicate effectively using written and oral skills.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues.Provide and receive routine information requiring tact or persuasive skills; barriers to understanding.
• To assist the nursing staff in providing nursing, clerical support hotel type services within the ward area.
• To assist nursing staff in providing support for carers.

For more information please see the attached Job Description.

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Communicates information to staff, patients, relatives and carers.
• Communicates information in an empathetic and reassuring way where there may be barriers to communication/understanding i.e. speech/language/hearing difficulties.
• Communicates with patients, clients, relatives and staff whose first language may not be English. Is able to communicate effectively using written and oral skills.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues.Provide and receive routine information requiring tact or persuasive skills; barriers to understanding.
• To assist the nursing staff in providing nursing, clerical support hotel type services within the ward area.
• To assist nursing staff in providing support for carers.

For more information please see the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or expected to work towards NVQ Level 2 in healthcare (2)
• GCSE or equivalent in English /Maths or level 1minimum Literacy and Numeracy qualification within the last 5 years/ or willingness to sit/achieve (2)
• Experience of working with people (2)

Desirable

• Experience in hospital or direct care environment

shortlisting

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent in English /Maths or level 1minimum Literacy and Numeracy qualification within the last 5 years/ or willingness to sit/achieve (2)

Person Specification
Shortlisting

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or expected to work towards NVQ Level 2 in healthcare (2)
• GCSE or equivalent in English /Maths or level 1minimum Literacy and Numeracy qualification within the last 5 years/ or willingness to sit/achieve (2)
• Experience of working with people (2)

Desirable

• Experience in hospital or direct care environment

shortlisting

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent in English /Maths or level 1minimum Literacy and Numeracy qualification within the last 5 years/ or willingness to sit/achieve (2)

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 .

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. .

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 .

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. .

Employer details

Employer name

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Peter Smith Surgery Centre

Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Gateshead

NE9 6SX

United Kingdom

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