Healthcare Assistant – Peterborough

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Are you considering career opportunities in healthcare?
If you have a strong passion for providing compassionate care to patients and a desire to positively impact individuals’ lives, pursuing a Healthcare Assistant position may be the ideal choice for you.
You will be responsible for delivering excellent patient care under the supervision of registered practitioners. Daily duties will include providing hands-on personal care (washing, toileting, etc.), monitoring patients’ conditions, and where necessary, providing support with eating and drinking. Therefore, you will need to be caring and kind, follow instructions, and have excellent communication and listening skills.
Our teams will work with you to find an area that is suitable for your skills and long-term aspirations. The current opportunities are focused on adult inpatient medical and surgical specialties comprised of mixed-gender wards.
Starting with an entry-level band 2 Healthcare Assistant role, you will receive comprehensive induction and education programmes to help you naturally progress to a band 3 role after all competencies are met.
You will be assigned a mentor to support your onboarding and guide you through your daily tasks and responsibilities.
Closing Date – 21 st July 2024
If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to our assessment centre on Saturday the 3 rd of August 2024.
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be passionate about improving the lives of our patients while demonstrating a flexible approach and excellent communication skills. You will show a respectful, caring, and compassionate attitude in your daily duties.
All the roles are permanent and offered on a full-time and part-time basis. Flexible working opportunities would be considered where possible.

TYPICAL SHIFT PATTERNS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Inpatient areas - 07:00 - 19:30 and 19:00 - 07:30, across all seven days of the week (including bank holidays).
• Outpatient areas – 08:00 – 17:00 or 08:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday.

Your daily duties will be performed under the kind supervision of our registered staff. The main duties may include:

• Personal care, food, personal hygiene and overall reassurance, comfort, and safety.
• Help patients move around.
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable clinical environment to live and work in.
• Communicate with patients and their families.
• Manage stock levels for linen and other supplies.
• Contribute to the overall assessment of patients by measuring and recording height, weight, and body mass index (BMI).
• Assist with taking specimens from the patient for the ward or laboratory testing.
• Contribute to clear and concise paper and electronic patient documentation

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

If you require more information, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents

• Personal care, food, personal hygiene and overall reassurance, comfort, and safety.
• Help patients move around.
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable clinical environment to live and work in.
• Communicate with patients and their families.
• Manage stock levels for linen and other supplies.
• Contribute to the overall assessment of patients by measuring and recording height, weight, and body mass index (BMI).
• Assist with taking specimens from the patient for the ward or laboratory testing.
• Contribute to clear and concise paper and electronic patient documentatio