Healthcare Assistant - SDEC Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for further details about this exciting job.

Person Specification

Qualifications & training

Essential

• oGrade 4/GCSE D or above (or equivalent) in Maths & English
• oQCF level 2 Clinical Healthcare Support or willing to work towards and complete within 12 months or relevant experience
• oCare Certificate (or willing to work towards)

Desirable

• oHealth Related Training, First Aid, Moving & Handling, Food Handling
• oNVQ care qualification

Experience

Essential

• oUnderstands the need for confidentiality
• oUnderstands & committed to a caring approach to patients, relatives/carers
• oExperience or working in an acute medical setting for above 1 year

Desirable

• oExperience working in a surgical/Medicine/emergency care setting.
• oExperience in a NHS/health care setting.

Skills & knowledge

Essential

• oAble to demonstrate a caring approach to patients & relatives & works so that patients' dignity & respect is maintained at all times.
• oAble to communicate routine information including observations effectively verbally & written to staff, patients/relatives.
• oAble to prioritise own workload.
• oAble to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
• oDemonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.
• oCompetent in venepuncture and cannulation

Desirable

• oBasic nursing skills
• oBasic understanding of nursing practice & code of conduct
• oThe 6C'S
• oNHS Constitution

Personal attributes

Essential

• oAble to work & cope with rotating shift patterns (early, late, over 7 days of the week
• oAble to move (manual handling) patients & equipment e.g., commodes, wheelchairs etc.
• oAble to deal with exposure to bereavement & 'difficult' patients & relatives
• oProfessional appearance/approach to work
• oGood Team Member
• oCaring manner
• oAdaptable to meet service needs

Demonstrates trust values

Essential

• Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment - Proud to CARE

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)