Job summary
- To minimize hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the line manager. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.
- To demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing, to ensure dissemination of information.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times.
- To promote awareness of child protection issues referring to area child protection policy and Trust policy. Attend child protection training in accordance with the policy.
- To promote awareness of adult protection issues referring to the Herefordshire Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures for The Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse. Attend adult protection training sessions in accordance with the policies and procedures.
For more information please contact Hannah Phillips, Temporary Staffing Manager by email: Hannah.Phillips@wvt.nhs.uk For more information on Wye Valley NHS Trust please see additional documents.
Please ensure when completing your application form that your references cover the last 3 years of employment and that they are provided by appropriate referees for example your current line manager
Main duties of the job
Your NHS needs you! BANK - Health Care Assistants - Support Worker Academy Join our Nurse Bank today and make a difference.....
Do YOU need a better work/life balance? Do you want to keep up your professional skills? Would you like to train and gain experience in new areas? If you are committed to providing the very best care for our patients then we would like to hear from you.
YOU may be looking for a new career or YOU are already working in healthcare, you'll receive training to join the team as a Healthcare Assistant. You will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available. It's a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It's what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
Our Bank Health Care Assistants are invaluable to us and in return for their dedication and commitment, we offer the following benefits:
What can we offer you?
- Paid induction
- Full access to training
- Flexible hours in a friendly and supportive environment
- Unsociable working hours enhancements
- A variety of work in all clinical areas
- Mandatory training updates and ongoing training
- NHS Pension Scheme
**Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at a cost of £44.00 of which is payable by the successful candidate**
If you are interested in joining us then please apply, and we look forward to hearing from you
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.
Date posted
20 November 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
229-HCABK-6816036
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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