Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a health care assistant to join a team of experienced nurses working on one of our busy Care of the elderly and rehabilitation wards. We are looking for individuals with the relevant skills, a caring attitude and individuals who strive to provide high standards of care to all patients.
We have full and part time vacancies available.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake personal care duties for patients in hospital.- To support all members of the MDT to deliver high quality, safe patient care.- To ensure a safe working environment.- To assist the registered staff to care for patients
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicates information to staff, patients, relatives and carers.- Communicates information in an empathetic and reassuring way where there may be barriers to communication/understanding i.e. speech/language/hearingdifficulties.- Communicates with patients, clients, relatives and staff whose first language may not be English.- Is able to communicate effectively using written and oral skills.- Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, relatives andcolleagues.- Provide and receive routine information requiring tact or persuasive skills; barriers to understanding.- Exchanges factual information with patients using persuasion, reassurance, tact, empathy, may overcome barriers to understanding e.g. patient has physical or mental disabilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicates information to staff, patients, relatives and carers.- Communicates information in an empathetic and reassuring way where there may be barriers to communication/understanding i.e. speech/language/hearingdifficulties.- Communicates with patients, clients, relatives and staff whose first language may not be English.- Is able to communicate effectively using written and oral skills.- Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, relatives andcolleagues.- Provide and receive routine information requiring tact or persuasive skills; barriers to understanding.- Exchanges factual information with patients using persuasion, reassurance, tact, empathy, may overcome barriers to understanding e.g. patient has physical or mental disabilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Additional Qualifications
Experience
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Additional Qualifications
Experience
Essential
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
