Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES
Band 3 Health Care Assistant , 75 hours available as full time or part time
Based at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated team player. You will assist the Registered Nurses (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high quality patient care; maintaining patients’ privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner. You will also be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives; continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high quality safe care.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other ward / department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, replenish stock and ensure clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly. You will also contribute to the work of the department by working under direct or indirect supervision of registered practitioners or assistant practitioners.
The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the “read this before applying” section.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information please see the attached Care Certificate document attached.
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- • Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3;
- • Theoretical knowledge
- • Experience of a range of care and related procedures
- • Clinical Observations
- • Knowledge of data protection legislation and health and safety at work legislation
- • National Care Certificate or commitment to complete within 12 weeks of commencing employment
- • Numeracy and Literacy Level 2
Desirable
- • Undertaken relevant additional training for Clinical Support Workers
Other requirements
Essential
- Promote equality and value diversity
- Adhere to Trust Values and professional behaviours.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- • Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills.
- • Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication
- • Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills
- • Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
- • Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions, observations and metrics.
- • Ability to demonstrate the importance of holistic person centred care and related procedures.
- • Attention to detail
- • Ability to use initiative appropriately.
- • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
- • Desire to encourage and support patients to remain as independent as possible
- • Ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, family, health and social care colleagues and other professionals.
- • Caring and empathetic.
- • Motivated and with a pro-active approach
- • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- • Committed to providing high quality patient care
- • Willingness to undertake job related training and multi-disciplinary competencies for more effective patient care.
- • Personal resilience
- • Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
- • Presents self as courteous, respectful and helpful and understands importance of professional image.
- • Reliable, adaptable and dependable.
Desirable
- Keyboard Skills
- • Venepuncture
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Willing to work flexible hours including nights, weekends and bank holidays
- Flexible and versatile approach to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable
- Ability to travel between the sites from which the Trust undertakes its business, or attend meetings or training off-site.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- • Experience of working in health or social care
- • Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalating changes or findings
- • Working knowledge of legislation underpinning care provision
- • Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
- • Insight into behaviours and skills of a carer and the need for effective team work.
- • Knowledge of Safeguarding.
- • Understanding work-related boundaries
- • Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality
Desirable
- • Familiarity with current NHS and social care policies
- • Computer skills
- • Clinical policies and procedures
- • Evidence of understanding of Trust Business
- • Experience of working in the Trust previously
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