Job summary
As a Health Care Assistant here at East Cheshire NHS Trust, you will be working alongside teams of professionals to ensure our patients receive the best possible care and the most positive outcome. You will be the patient advocate, ensuring they are comfortable, supported, well looked after and most importantly listened to. Our Health Care Assistants provide hands-on care, empathy, and encouragement to enable a more comfortable stay and support recovery.
We currently have full and part-time permanent vacancies in the following clinical specialties including Medicine, Surgery, Elderly Care/Dementia, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Cardiology and Medical Assessment Unit.
If you would like to become part of our HCA team we welcome you to submit an application form and we will contact you regarding an interview.
Full and part time hours available.
Main duties of the job
What we can offer you:
- Flexible working opportunities with various shifts including early (7:00-15:00), late (13:00-20:00), long day (7:00-20:00) and night shifts (19:30-7:30)
- Upon commencement, you will be provided with clinical training and supported to complete the Care Certificate within the first three months of employment
- Annual Leave of 28 days plus bank holidays (increasing upon 5 and 10 years’ service)
- Optional enrolment into the NHS Pension scheme
- Health and Wellbeing support including access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Career progression opportunities including apprenticeships
- Salary sacrifice schemes including car lease and cycle to work
- Recognition for your hard work through our employee and team of the month programme
- Access to thousands of money saving offers via NHS discounts
Main duties of the job
- Providing patients with food and drink and assisting where needed
- Escorting and assisting patients in visiting the toilet, washing and getting dressed
- Supporting wound and skin management
- Recording and documenting patient observations e.g. temperature
- Recognising signs of deterioration and progression through observation and conversation and escalating any such matters promptly.
- Liaising with doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, porters and social workers
- Supporting the routine of the ward including responding to visitor and patient needs
About us
Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care, delivering the right care first time, every time.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.eastcheshirehrdirect.nhs.uk .
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
Due to the terms of the banding for this role, we are unable to meet the criteria for a Skilled Worker Visa.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
To keep up to date with all of our latest Recruitment activity here at East Cheshire NHS Trust, take a look at our Careers website with lots of information on how to join our team and Facebook and Twitter pages.
Visit our Facebook page: Careers at East Cheshire NHS Trust
Follow us on Twitter: @CareersECT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
Due to the terms of the banding for this role, we are unable to meet the criteria for a Skilled Worker Visa.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
To keep up to date with all of our latest Recruitment activity here at East Cheshire NHS Trust, take a look at our Careers website with lots of information on how to join our team and Facebook and Twitter pages.
Visit our Facebook page: Careers at East Cheshire NHS Trust
Follow us on Twitter: @CareersECT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy
Desirable
- NVQ Level 2 in care or customer services
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of principles of effective customer care
- Good basic hygiene skills (e.g. food handling, hand washing)
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
- Ability to follow clear instruction and feed back to senior staff
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative
- Ability to work to deadlines
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
Desirable
- IT literate
- Previous experience within a care setting
Specific Job Requirement
Essential
- Willing to learn new skills
- Caring attitude
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education including literacy and numeracy
Desirable
- NVQ Level 2 in care or customer services
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of principles of effective customer care
- Good basic hygiene skills (e.g. food handling, hand washing)
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
- Ability to follow clear instruction and feed back to senior staff
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative
- Ability to work to deadlines
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
Desirable
- IT literate
- Previous experience within a care setting
Specific Job Requirement
Essential
- Willing to learn new skills
- Caring attitude
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
