Senior Healthcare Assistant - Scunthorpe

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Do you want to provide high quality healthcare to patients in a hospital or Community setting?

Our Senior Healthcare Assistant (SHCA) roles are focused on ensuring that high quality patient centred care is delivered in a safe clinical environment.

We are committed to developing our staff through training and education, supporting you to learn new skills. We have a dedicated Practice Development team focused on ensuring our staff have the right skills to care for our patients, this includes a weeklong induction for new starters where clinical skills are taught and practiced preparing you for your new role. There will be opportunities to develop and gain transferable skills for your future career - which for some may include a pathway into registered nursing.

We have posts across all specialties

SHCA roles are recruited to centrally and if you are successful in securing a role after the interview process, you may be placed in a pool whilst your employment checks are being completed and a suitable allocation is being secured for you.

A level 2 qualification in Clinical Healthcare Support is desirable but not essential because you will be supported to achieve this once in post via an apprenticeship. What we require is enthusiasm to learn and a desire to help safely care for our patients.

The majority of ward areas require shift working, which includes days and nights over 7 days, however consideration will be given to requests for more flexible working options.

Main duties of the job

To maintain the highest possible standards of compassionate and professional patient centred care with particular attention to privacy and dignity.
Assist patients with personal care, hygiene and sanitary needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
Assist in meeting patients' nutritional needs, including non-oral nutritional and fluid intake. Ensure that patients who require assistance at mealtimes have an appropriately coloured tray to identify they need help and are assisted with eating and drinking.
Where identified in the plan of care, ensure that food and fluid intake and output are accurately documented on appropriate patient charts.
Assist in skin and pressure area care to prevent pressure ulcers developing. Under the supervision of registered nurses, ensure patients are helped to move position to prevent discomfort and / or pressure ulcers developing.
Assist patients with safe mobilisation according to their plan of care and where appropriate seek help from other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Utilise appropriate moving and handling equipment to reduce the risk of injury to the patient and themselves.
Assist in supporting rehabilitation and therapeutic activities for patients as appropriate.
Assist registered nursing staff in the taking and recording of vital signs as per the patient's plan of care.
Communicate any changes in the patient's condition to the nurse / midwife in charge.

About us

We are a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.

We encourage all our staff to be innovative and adopt 'best practice' for us to deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.

Date posted

04 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£18,870 to £19,918 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

208-125-22-1

Job locations

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are dedicated to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

When you are completing your application form please ensure that you read the job description and person specification carefully and relate your answers to these.

If you are a Student Nurse we will not be able to offer you one of the above posts but would welcome your application for consideration to work on our bank.

Job description

Job responsibilities

When you are completing your application form please ensure that you read the job description and person specification carefully and relate your answers to these.

If you are a Student Nurse we will not be able to offer you one of the above posts but would welcome your application for consideration to work on our bank.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

An NVQ/QCF Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support or a commitment to undertaking and successfully completing available training and education once in post and within an agreed timeframe.
Level 2 in English and Mathematics or equivalent

Desirable

IT skills
Has undertaken some recent study

Occupational Experience

Essential

Understanding of the needs of patients in a care setting
Has a sound understanding of the need for confidentiality
Confident people skills

Desirable

Experience of working in a care setting or transferable skills, demonstrable keenness and passion for the role

Personal Qualities

Essential

Good communication skills
Must be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the Trusts values and be able to articulate in practice
Enthusiasm and motivation
Ability to work in a team and independently when required
Helpful nature
Committed to high personal and professional standards
Flexible to meet the needs of the service and be able to work a variety of shifts including days and nights

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

An NVQ/QCF Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support or a commitment to undertaking and successfully completing available training and education once in post and within an agreed timeframe.
Level 2 in English and Mathematics or equivalent

Desirable

IT skills
Has undertaken some recent study

Occupational Experience

Essential

Understanding of the needs of patients in a care setting
Has a sound understanding of the need for confidentiality
Confident people skills

Desirable

Experience of working in a care setting or transferable skills, demonstrable keenness and passion for the role

Personal Qualities

Essential

Good communication skills
Must be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the Trusts values and be able to articulate in practice
Enthusiasm and motivation
Ability to work in a team and independently when required
Helpful nature
Committed to high personal and professional standards
Flexible to meet the needs of the service and be able to work a variety of shifts including days and nights

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.