Band 2 Healthcare Assistants- St George's Hospital

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Join St George's Hospital, Tooting as a Healthcare Assistant! No previous experience or qualifications are required as we will provide support and full paid training to assist you in developing your skills.

Main duties of the job

Are you are looking to work in a friendly supportive environment, thrive on a challenge and want to make a difference? Why not apply to one of our Healthcare Assistant Posts?

You should possess good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. A kind, caring, compassionate and professional attitude is essential along with being able to work in a busy environment.

No previous experience or qualifications are required as we will provide support and full paid training to assist you in developing your skills.

All applicants will be expected to take a literacy and numeracy test on the day. Applicants who pass this test will proceed to interview stage. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

You will be required to be fully flexible and willing to work night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

There are full-time opportunities to work across St George's Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital (Roehampton) and various other community health centres in Wandsworth.

Please see list of available wards/ areas attached (view attachments).

  • Surgery
  • Acute and Specialist Medicine
  • Senior Health
  • Paediatrics
  • Oncology/ Haematology
  • Renal
  • Neurosciences
  • Cardiac
  • Outpatients (QMH)
  • Theatres and Recovery

Please specify your preferred area/ ward specialty on your application form.

Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be invited to complete assessments and interview on 2nd September 2023.

About us

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research.

Located in south-west London, St George's Hospital is only a 5 minute walk from Tooting Broadway tube station, and offers easy access to central London and its numerous restaurants, bars, theatres, museums, cinemas, galleries and other places of interest.

Queen Mary's Hospital is in Roehampton and is a newly built community hospital offering state of the art rehabilitation services. It is easily accessible by car, bus or train (being walking distance from Barnes Station).

Great staff benefits are available. All roles include 'Inner London' supplement (although we are South West London), generous annual leave and an excellent NHS pension scheme.

The trust is also invested in your education and development. HCA staff will receive a robust induction and support to complete the 'Care Certificate' within the first 3-6 months of commencing in role. There are also structured progression opportunities to support staff develop from a Band 2 to Band 4 Nursing Associate.

Date posted

14 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£27,515 a year per annum incl HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-RHCA-GRP7-AA

Job locations

St George’s Hospitals

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will support our trained nurses in a variety of wards and departments in delivering care. Duties will be dependent on the area but may include: feeding patients and supporting nutrition, washing and repositioning patient, completing observations e.g. pulse, blood pressure and temperature, completing ECG or bladder scanning (with additional training) and venepuncture and cannulation.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will support our trained nurses in a variety of wards and departments in delivering care. Duties will be dependent on the area but may include: feeding patients and supporting nutrition, washing and repositioning patient, completing observations e.g. pulse, blood pressure and temperature, completing ECG or bladder scanning (with additional training) and venepuncture and cannulation.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Basic literacy and numeracy

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in acute care or willing to undertake

Experience

Essential

  • Previous work with general public

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to work on own initiative and minimal supervision.
  • Able to work under pressure.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Calm approach
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Flexible
  • Polite
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Basic literacy and numeracy

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in acute care or willing to undertake

Experience

Essential

  • Previous work with general public

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to work on own initiative and minimal supervision.
  • Able to work under pressure.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Calm approach
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Flexible
  • Polite

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).

Additional information

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

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s Hospitals

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s Hospitals

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Recruitment Team

khft.recruitmenthubnursing@nhs.net

Date posted

14 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£27,515 a year per annum incl HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-RHCA-GRP7-AA

Job locations

St George’s Hospitals

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT


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