Healthcare Assistant - Bank
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 30 April 2025
Job summary
The Newcastle Hospitals and Community Services Staff Bank provide temporary staff to various wards and departments across the Trust.
We are seeking Healthcare Assistants to join our Staff Bank supporting service delivery within our organisation.
In return we can offer valuable work opportunities/experience, opportunity to apply for NHS substantive employment, comprehensive training programme, NHS Pension contributions and accrued holiday pay.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Main duties of the job
Our Staff Bank aims to supply appropriately skilled staff to cover temporary shortages across both Acute and Community settings.
We are looking for dedicated individuals to become part of our team of valued Bank Staff where you will play a crucial role in our ongoing service delivery within our organisation delivering high standards of clinical care.
Joining the Staff Bank provides an excellent opportunity for those who wish to gain insight and experience into diverse areas and specialities while providing you with the flexibility to choose your own working hours.
About us
We are committed to improving the working lives of our staff and maintaining a healthy and efficient work force while providing excellent care to our patients. Listed below is a summary of the Trust terms and conditions of registration to the Staff Bank, and staff benefits available.
- All posts are subject to NHS pre-employment checks including occupational health clearance and DBS (where appropriate).
- All pay progression is conditional upon a positive outcome at annual appraisal.
- All successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay. You will be required to sign a DBS payment form which will be issued to you as part of your recruitment process.
- All new employees will be required to attend the Trust induction programme and complete appropriate mandatory training requirements.
- The Trust operates a no smoking policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide effective and efficient Healthcare Assistant support to various departments throughout the Trust as required ensuring that a high quality of patient care is delivered
- To abide by Trust policies and procedures
- To assist the registered nurses (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high quality patient care
- To undertake a range of delegated clinical duties
- Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner
- Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives
- Continue to develop and maintain competencies to maintain high quality safe care
- Post holder will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other ward / department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, re-determined stock levels are met and clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly
- Assist with admin & clerical duties as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide effective and efficient Healthcare Assistant support to various departments throughout the Trust as required ensuring that a high quality of patient care is delivered
- To abide by Trust policies and procedures
- To assist the registered nurses (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high quality patient care
- To undertake a range of delegated clinical duties
- Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner
- Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives
- Continue to develop and maintain competencies to maintain high quality safe care
- Post holder will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other ward / department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, re-determined stock levels are met and clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly
- Assist with admin & clerical duties as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent level qualification and/or equivalent relevant experience
- GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-1 (or D-E or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills)
Desirable
- GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 9-4 (or A*-C or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills)
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care.
- Ability to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner.
- Ability to meet basic care needs of patients, washing dressing, assistance with feeding etc.
- Understanding of confidentiality
Desirable
- Understanding of basic safeguarding
- Understanding of basic food hygiene concepts
- An understanding of working in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to be responsible for own development, identifying training needs, set personal objectives and attend appropriate training as agreed by line manager.
- Ability to initiate emergency action when required e.g. Cardiac arrest, Fire.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.
Desirable
- Experience of caring in a health care setting
- Previous work in a health care setting
- Previous NHS experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent level qualification and/or equivalent relevant experience
- GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-1 (or D-E or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills)
Desirable
- GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 9-4 (or A*-C or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills)
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care.
- Ability to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner.
- Ability to meet basic care needs of patients, washing dressing, assistance with feeding etc.
- Understanding of confidentiality
Desirable
- Understanding of basic safeguarding
- Understanding of basic food hygiene concepts
- An understanding of working in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to be responsible for own development, identifying training needs, set personal objectives and attend appropriate training as agreed by line manager.
- Ability to initiate emergency action when required e.g. Cardiac arrest, Fire.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.
Desirable
- Experience of caring in a health care setting
- Previous work in a health care setting
- Previous NHS experience
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.
