Healthcare Assistant - Acute Floor

Job overview

**This role is not eligible for sponsorship, please do not submit an application if you require this.**

This position is based on the Acute Medical floor at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the post will be based on AAU or AMU .

We are looking for caring and compassionate Healthcare Assistants to join our team. You will have good communication skills and a caring nature, with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. In return we can offer you a robust training programme (a 2 week academy Healthcare programme prior to starting in the department if new to the role), as well as further training and education to progress your career with us.

PLEASE NOTE- there is very limited availability in flexible working- particularly nights.

Main duties of the job

• This role supports registered nurses in providing safe and caring support to patients.
• It involves helping patients with everyday needs such as washing, eating, drinking and moving safely.
• You will check and record basic health information and report any concerns to a nurse.
• The job includes keeping the ward clean, tidy and well-organised, and helping with basic admin tasks.
• You will work flexibly across different wards and follow all training, policies and safety rules.
• Good communication, kindness and respect for patients and their individual needs are essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached document entitles "Candidate Job Pack"

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.