Job summary
Bank Band 2 Healthcare Assistant
This role is not eligible for to be sponsored for a Skilled
Worker Visa.
We are looking to recruit Bank Health Care Assistants, Band 2, to work as part of motivated and supportive multi-disciplinary teams based in either Woking or Walton Community Hospitals.
The focus of the team, which includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Care and Doctors, is rehabilitation and sub-acute care.
So as a Health Care Assistant you will play a key role in delivering high quality rehabilitation care, ensuring we are promoting our patients’ independence at every opportunity, whether dressing, walking or eating, so they achieve as much independence as they can before they leave our care.
Working as a community rehabilitation and sub-acute ward, you will have time to build relationships with patients and their families, involving them in planning safe and effective care and discharge plans.
Various hours/shifts are available either 07.15-15.15, 13.00-21.00, 20.30-07.45 or long days 07.15-21.00 at either Walton or Woking Community Hospitals.
In summary If you want to work for a different type of NHS employer where you will be paid weekly as part of a motivated, supportive multi-disciplinary team, and your passion is delivering high quality, kind and compassionate rehabilitation care, we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this role.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey’s largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe ‘High Cost Allowance’ of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level.
Click the link in the box CSH Surrey - A great place to work and read everything you need to know about joining our unique organisation and click the iWantGreatCare link to read our patient feedback.
If you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
1.
To support and assist
the senior team member in the provision of a high standard
of care and the promotion of
physical, mental and emotional health to individuals and patient groups.
2.
To be an effective member of the Multidisciplinary Team carrying out assigned tasks involving direct care in the
support of the senior team member
3.
Undertake clinical
interventions as delegated by a senior
team member
Health Promotion
1.
Participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation of programmes of holistic care within set
standards
2.
To be involved in supporting, educating
and informing family/carers where appropriate
3. Assist in the promotion of health and well-being of patients
Administration and Clerical
Duties:
1.
Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to CSH Surrey procedures
2.
Take and record telephone messages, respond and liaise appropriately
3.
Manage stationery and documentation supplies
4.
To be responsible for maintaining data entry and other record
keeping e.g. recording
mileage and annual leave on staff databases
Team Working:
1.
Work as part of the team participating in procedures and duties in accordance
with agreed standards relevant to role
2. Assist with clerical
and administrative duties
as required
3.
Maintain regular contact with the senior
team member and communicate all relevant issues
General:
1.
Work in partnership with patients ensuring
privacy and dignity
is maintained
2. Maintain close liaison
with the senior
team member who is responsible for the workload
3.
Work in co-operation with all other professionals and agencies involved
in the care of the patient
4.
Be aware of and act upon, where necessary, the procedures in place to protect
vulnerable individuals
5.
Participate in the CSH Surrey Clinical
Governance Strategy
6. Participate in the CSH Surrey
Risk Management Strategy
7.
Undertake such duties as may be reasonably required
from time to time as are
consistent with the responsibility and scale of the post
8.
Co-owners are employed to work within
CSH Surrey localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
1.
To support and assist
the senior team member in the provision of a high standard
of care and the promotion of
physical, mental and emotional health to individuals and patient groups.
2.
To be an effective member of the Multidisciplinary Team carrying out assigned tasks involving direct care in the
support of the senior team member
3.
Undertake clinical
interventions as delegated by a senior
team member
Health Promotion
1.
Participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation of programmes of holistic care within set
standards
2.
To be involved in supporting, educating
and informing family/carers where appropriate
3. Assist in the promotion of health and well-being of patients
Administration and Clerical
Duties:
1.
Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to CSH Surrey procedures
2.
Take and record telephone messages, respond and liaise appropriately
3.
Manage stationery and documentation supplies
4.
To be responsible for maintaining data entry and other record
keeping e.g. recording
mileage and annual leave on staff databases
Team Working:
1.
Work as part of the team participating in procedures and duties in accordance
with agreed standards relevant to role
2. Assist with clerical
and administrative duties
as required
3.
Maintain regular contact with the senior
team member and communicate all relevant issues
General:
1.
Work in partnership with patients ensuring
privacy and dignity
is maintained
2. Maintain close liaison
with the senior
team member who is responsible for the workload
3.
Work in co-operation with all other professionals and agencies involved
in the care of the patient
4.
Be aware of and act upon, where necessary, the procedures in place to protect
vulnerable individuals
5.
Participate in the CSH Surrey Clinical
Governance Strategy
6. Participate in the CSH Surrey
Risk Management Strategy
7.
Undertake such duties as may be reasonably required
from time to time as are
consistent with the responsibility and scale of the post
8.
Co-owners are employed to work within
CSH Surrey localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic education to GCSE(or equivalent level)
- English and Maths
Desirable
- Evidence of professional development.
- NVQ.
Experience
Essential
- Experience relevant to particular post.
- To have an understanding of current issues affecting the NHS.
Desirable
- Previous Health /Social experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic education to GCSE(or equivalent level)
- English and Maths
Desirable
- Evidence of professional development.
- NVQ.
Experience
Essential
- Experience relevant to particular post.
- To have an understanding of current issues affecting the NHS.
Desirable
- Previous Health /Social experience.
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.
