Healthcare Assistant - Holly Ward - Huntingdon

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has become available for Band 2 Healthcare Assistant to join our paediatric team within the Children’s Unit to cover a fixed term maternity post. Whilst this position is for a Band 2, if the necessary criteria is met then successful candidates will be offered a Band 3 role in line with the recent re-banding of HCA’s. For any successful candidates who do not meet the Band 3 criteria on appointment, we will expedite relevant training for you. Experience of working with children and families is required and the ideal candidate will be flexible, have excellent communication skills and be able to work within a busy environment.
As a Healthcare Support Worker you will support the nursing team to deliver a high standard of care whilst putting the child and family at the centre of everything you do. You will be a part of an enthusiastic, friendly and hardworking team. A flexible approach, good sense of humour and the ability to prioritise workloads is a must.
Full training will be given to the successful candidate. Full and part time positions are available. All posts will be on internal rotation to days and nights.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the closing date indicated should we feel we have received sufficient applications.
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);

Please refer the Job description for details