Job summary
We are looking for a Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our Burns Critical Care team and work alongside a friendly and hard-working multi-disciplinary team to provide excellent patient careIf successful, you will assist in the planning, implementation, evaluation and delivery of care by providing support to registered staff, of severely burnt patients and their families. Patients include both adults and children and so, if you have previous experience working with all ages, you'll be an ideal candidate!
If this role, sounds like the right role for you, please apply today.
Main duties of the job
Some of your duties will include:
- To assist with basic nursing care, e.g. washing, moving and handling, mouth care, eye care, testing urine, assisting in pressure area care and generally attending to patient comfort.
- Assist in dressing changes
- Assist patients feeding needs
- Assist with rehabilitation of the burn injured patient
About us
The Trust provides a wide range of first class services across our mid and south Essex hospitals, including A&E, emergency medicine and surgery, elective surgery in most specialties, and maternity and paediatric services.
Our Broomfield Hospital site based in Chelmsford is home to the internationally renowned St Andrew's burns and plastics centre, which provides a supra-regional burns service to a population of 9.8 million people.
The St Andrews Burns Centre includes the burns intensive care unit, children's burns ward, adult burns ward and burns outpatient
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this opportunity, please see the attached job description.
The competencies expected of the post holder may change where specific skills/knowledge are required which are necessary to deliver care within specific clinical areas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this opportunity, please see the attached job description.
The competencies expected of the post holder may change where specific skills/knowledge are required which are necessary to deliver care within specific clinical areas.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with the public
Desirable
- NHS experience
- Experience caring for both adults and children
Skills
Essential
- Good level of literacy - demonstrated through minimal spelling/grammatical mistakes on application
Desirable
- Completed Care Certificate
- NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working with the public
Desirable
- NHS experience
- Experience caring for both adults and children
Skills
Essential
- Good level of literacy - demonstrated through minimal spelling/grammatical mistakes on application
Desirable
- Completed Care Certificate
- NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
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).
