Neurosciences Healthcare Assistant

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you a caring and compassionate individual with a desire to work within an acute setting. Are you passionate about supporting patients holistically? Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of people? Are you looking for a career in healthcare? If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you! We currently have vacancies within Neurosciences. We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Support Workers to join our amazing, friendly and proactive team on Ward 12E to deliver high standards of care to our patients.

12E Ward is a 24 bedded ward (with 12 bedded Monitored Unit) managing Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Head and Neck patients. The ward is based at Royal London Hospital and is seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to join our fabulous and friendly team within Neurosciences.

If you have the passion to provide kind, safe, compassionate and excellent care we can offer you a great place to work and develop your career. We are focused on improving quality for our patients, their carers/families and for our staff.

We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate and caring individuals to work as Health Care Support Workers on the unit to provide holistic care to all of our patients. There are extensive opportunities to learn and develop yourself professionally.

You will join a team of friendly and highly motivated staff with a passion for caring.

Main duties of the job

The Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward / department team who implements prescribed care and undertakes administrative activities as directed by a registered nurse.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Date posted

13 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,029 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-6564062RLH

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

** Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role **

Job description

Job responsibilities

** Due to government threshold guidelines the trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role **

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment

Skills

Essential

oPatient focused
oGood communication and interpersonal skills
oCapable of dealing with sensitive and distressing situations
oAble to use initiative
oCaring and Compassionate

Knowledge

Essential

oBasic Numeracy and Literacy
Understanding of some of the special needs of people during illness

Qualifications

Essential

oNVQ Level 2 or Equivalent or willing to work towards Diploma Level 2 or equivalent.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment

Skills

Essential

oPatient focused
oGood communication and interpersonal skills
oCapable of dealing with sensitive and distressing situations
oAble to use initiative
oCaring and Compassionate

Knowledge

Essential

oBasic Numeracy and Literacy
Understanding of some of the special needs of people during illness

Qualifications

Essential

oNVQ Level 2 or Equivalent or willing to work towards Diploma Level 2 or equivalent.

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