Health Care Assistant - Pioneer Ward

Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivatedHealth Care Assistantwith enthusiasm to develop knowledge and experience of patients within our team. On our unit we offer support, both physically and mentally to all our patients throughout their journey with us , the setting can sometimes be very challenging but is very rewarding.

The Pioneer ward is a fast paced working environment which gives staff the opportunity to use multiple transferable skills to provide the highest level of care to our patients. The post will offer lots of additional training and personal and professional support will be provided throughout. If you have a interest and experience of working within surgery then this exciting new opportunity to work on our friendly and dynamic unit is for you!

As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,937 (minimum Band 3 salary point from 1st April 2025 in line with National Living Wage requirements). This salary point is below the new minimum sponsorship threshold, and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. For further information please check the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on the NHS Employers website.

Main duties of the job

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

You will support the nursing staff and provide excellent patient care whilst maintaining the trust values at every opportunity. Some of your duties will include

• Support preparing and escorting patients to theatre, including management of busy admission corridor.
• Timely clinical interventions: venepuncture, collecting blood products, gathering equipment for nursing interventions, physiological observations
• Prepare and transfer patients for discharge destinations
• Prepare clinical area for new patients and support admissions.
• Assist and support trained staff on the ward with post-operative care.
• Support bed moves within the clinical area, including using Patient Centre and other relevant clinical programmes
• Educate new staff on ward processes
• Actively support mandatory training; undertaking train the trainer
• Support the ward with maintaining patient safety.
• Support individualised patient care; reviewing quality.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.