Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

To work as a member of the Stroke Unit team, participating in patient care delivery under the supervision and direction of qualified nurses.

Main duties of the job

Our Division is an exciting, rewarding and challenging place to work. We are a large nursing team delivering a range of acute care across our medical specialty wards. The ward areas include Acute Medicine, Respiratory, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Elderly Medicine and Infectious Diseases.

We are currently recruiting band 2 Healthcare Assistants for our Stroke Unit. The Stroke unit consists of two wards, Haldane (Hyper acute Stroke unit) and Herrick (Stroke rehab unit).

In this role you will be expected to work flexibly across the Stroke Unit on a rotational basis, gaining skills in the care of both acute and rehabilitation patients to support them throughout the stroke pathway.

In return you can expect opportunities to develop personally and professionally as well as line management and supervision from a designated Ward Manager.

As a band 2 Healthcare Assistant, you will receive the necessary training and support required to carry out the role. You will have a "can do" approach which will contribute to the smooth running of our wards and departments.

Informal visit to respected areas are highly recommended

About us

ondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.