Job summary
Are you passionate about making a difference in healthcare and looking to develop your career within the NHS? We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and compassionateHealth Care Assistant to join our Surgical Day Case Unit.
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care. As part of our dynamic team, you will be responsible for supporting patients throughout their surgical journey, ensuring their comfort, safety, and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
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Supporting the Multi-Disciplinary Team: Assist in delivering delegated care to patients undergoing Day Case Surgery, working alongside doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
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Patient Care: Provide direct care to patients under the supervision of a registered nurse, ensuring they receive the support and attention they need throughout their surgical journey.
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Personal Healthcare: Assist with aspects of personal care as directed by the multi-professional team, ensuring patients' comfort and dignity are maintained at all times.
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Health Promotion and Advice: Support the delivery of health promotion and discharge advice to empower patients to make informed health decisions, ensuring they feel confident and supported upon leaving the unit.
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Maintaining the Department Environment: Carry out assigned duties to maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, ensuring hygiene standards and patient safety are always upheld.
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Flexibility in Role: Adapt to varying tasks and responsibilities, showing flexibility in your approach to support the diverse needs of the department.
By embracing these duties, you will be helping to create a safe, supportive, and high-quality environment for both patients and staff. This role is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to develop a rewarding career in healthcare, with a focus on patient care, teamwork, and professional growth.
About us
**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHSTrust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your key responsibilities will include:
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Supporting the Multi-Disciplinary Team: Assist in delivering delegated care to patients undergoing Day Case Surgery, working alongside doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
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Maintaining the Department Environment: Carry out assigned duties to maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, ensuring hygiene standards and patient safety are always upheld.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your key responsibilities will include:
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Supporting the Multi-Disciplinary Team: Assist in delivering delegated care to patients undergoing Day Case Surgery, working alongside doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
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Maintaining the Department Environment: Carry out assigned duties to maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, ensuring hygiene standards and patient safety are always upheld.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Vocational Qualification/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of education, training or experience
- Holds National Care Certificate or equivalent level of education, training or experience (e.g. able to demonstrate the skill and competency to undertake the clinical duties as described in the job description)
- Holds Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and English or education equivalent
Desirable
- Speciality specific training and competencies achieved and ongoing development
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working in as a Healthcare Assistant in an healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact
- Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control and Safeguarding processes
- Experience of working in a healthcare team and patient settings
- Experience of dealing with patient/relative verbal complaints
Skills
Essential
- Good communication and listening skills (written and verbal)
- Able to work on own initiative, following direction/close supervision by a Registered Practitioner
- Able to work as a team
- Able to relate well with patients, relatives, visitors, colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust colleagues
- Taking and recording Vital Signs and other clinical skills with evidence of appropriate training within scope of job role
- Able to carry out routine and non-routine duties/tasks
- Computer/keyboard skills for entering/updating patient records
- Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Vocational Qualification/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of education, training or experience
- Holds National Care Certificate or equivalent level of education, training or experience (e.g. able to demonstrate the skill and competency to undertake the clinical duties as described in the job description)
- Holds Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and English or education equivalent
Desirable
- Speciality specific training and competencies achieved and ongoing development
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working in as a Healthcare Assistant in an healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact
- Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control and Safeguarding processes
- Experience of working in a healthcare team and patient settings
- Experience of dealing with patient/relative verbal complaints
Skills
Essential
- Good communication and listening skills (written and verbal)
- Able to work on own initiative, following direction/close supervision by a Registered Practitioner
- Able to work as a team
- Able to relate well with patients, relatives, visitors, colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust colleagues
- Taking and recording Vital Signs and other clinical skills with evidence of appropriate training within scope of job role
- Able to carry out routine and non-routine duties/tasks
- Computer/keyboard skills for entering/updating patient records
- Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster
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.
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.
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).
