Healthcare Assistant Band 3

Job overview

The post holder will work under the direct supervision of a registered health care professional and be responsible for providing personal care for patients and a range of clinical duties/ tasks, always ensuring that actions are undertaken by the individual following appropriate training and within their sphere of competence. Provide training, direction, and supervision to junior staff.

Main duties of the job

Work within the ward/department setting, providing high quality, caring, compassionate and personal care to patients and their families/carers

Work under the direction of the Registered Healthcare Professionals and senior colleagues, both independently and part of the Multi-disciplinary team.

Participate in giving compassionate high quality personal care to patients

Prioritising appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice

Develop competencies appropriate to the role

Act always in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity, equality, diversity and confidentiality

Exhibit professional attitude and behaviour and always demonstrate excellent patient care skills

Contribute to effective team working by being fully involved, committed, and participating, to achieving own and others full potential

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work within the ward/department setting, providing high quality, caring, compassionate and personal care to patients and their families/carers
• Work under the direction of the Registered Healthcare professionals and senior colleagues, both independently and as part of the multi- disciplinary team.
• Under the direction of a Registered Health Care Professional ensure a high standard of service provision within ward/department, by practicing effective clinical and administrative preparation, effective communication and care delivery, prioritising workload appropriately and contributing to service improvements
• Participate in giving compassionate high quality personal care to patients prioritising appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice Develop competencies appropriate to the role the role.
• Act always in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity, equality, diversity, and confidentiality.
• Exhibit professional attitude and behaviour and always demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
• Contribute to effective team working by being fully involved, committed, and participating, to achieving own and others full potential.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK