Job summary
Do you want........
The Best Start........
The best Career......
The best development?
Then come and be part of our team.
There are few careers that are as rewarding as one in the NHS, or that gives you the opportunity to work with such a variety of people. At UHL we actively recruit people of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience. This helps us understand the different needs of the patients and provide the best possible service
Opportunities exist across all three hospital sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital).
Whichever specialty you join, you'll become part of a talented, passionate team, committed to providing the best care to patients.
Main duties of the job
What will you be doing?
- Delivering quality personal care to each of our patients
- Supporting them with daily activities such as washing, dressing, eating and maintaining personal hygiene & manual handling
- Understanding our patients communication needs and adapting your communication to each individual, e.g. sounds, tones, body language
- Providing emotional support to individuals and their families
- Take pride in recording the support you have offered by keeping accurate records and communicating clearly with your team members.
To succeed you will be:
- A team player who engages well with others
- Strong communicator and influencer
- Energetic and hard-working
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Passionate about team working and want to make a difference
- A glass half full person, with a sense of humour and a positive outlook
In addition to effective interpersonal and communication skills, you will be adept at both working as part of a team and able to act on your own initiative to provide an excellent standard of patient centred care. Both full and part time posts are available, a mixture of days, night's, weekend shifts and Bank holidays.
Standardised hours of work for patient wards are as follows (the vast majority of wards work long days / nights)
- Early: 07.30 - 15.30
- Long Day: 07.30 - 20.00
- Late: 12.00 - 20.00
- Twilight: 11:30- 00:00/13:30- 02:00
- Night: 19.30 - 08.00
About us
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
If you decide that this is the career for you, then there are future opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge as an Assistant Practitioner or even a Nursing Associate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.
Potential candidates for healthcare roles do not need previous care experience or formal qualifications as a full training programme will be available and tailored around any previous care experience you may have.
As part of the selection process you will be required to undertake and pass a literacy and numeracy assessment with the opportunity to receive additional support in these areas as part of the healthcare assistant training programme
Please be aware that we will close this post once we have received sufficient applications
Interview date will be Saturday 16th September
If you are on a Student working visa please apply to our BANK Healthcare Assistant advert as we cannot progress your application due to your Visa requirements and you will also need to prove you have 6 months care experience.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria herehttps://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Job description
Job responsibilities
The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.
Potential candidates for healthcare roles do not need previous care experience or formal qualifications as a full training programme will be available and tailored around any previous care experience you may have.
As part of the selection process you will be required to undertake and pass a literacy and numeracy assessment with the opportunity to receive additional support in these areas as part of the healthcare assistant training programme
Please be aware that we will close this post once we have received sufficient applications
Interview date will be Saturday 16th September
If you are on a Student working visa please apply to our BANK Healthcare Assistant advert as we cannot progress your application due to your Visa requirements and you will also need to prove you have 6 months care experience.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria herehttps://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Satisfactory written language skills as evidenced by at least 2 paragraphs of relevant supporting information
- A minimum of grammatical, spelling and presentation errors throughout the application form
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates an interest in caring and motivation for the HCA role as evidenced by appropriate evidence of prior professional care experience
- OR evidence of informal care / volunteering and an appropriate account of transferrable skills in the supporting information
Trust Values
Essential
- An appropriate example is provided of how the trusts expected values and behaviours are evidenced in the applicants current role. NOT just repeating the trust values.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Satisfactory written language skills as evidenced by at least 2 paragraphs of relevant supporting information
- A minimum of grammatical, spelling and presentation errors throughout the application form
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates an interest in caring and motivation for the HCA role as evidenced by appropriate evidence of prior professional care experience
- OR evidence of informal care / volunteering and an appropriate account of transferrable skills in the supporting information
Trust Values
Essential
- An appropriate example is provided of how the trusts expected values and behaviours are evidenced in the applicants current role. NOT just repeating the trust values.
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).
