Healthcare Assistant

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

Assist in the provision of care to patients, supporting and being supervised by a registered nurse. Assist patients with all activities of daily living. Assists qualified staff by undertaking personal care duties for patients. Reports patients condition to qualified staff. Full range of manual and clerical duties. Will be required to maintain the orderliness and hygiene and safety of the ward/departmental environment.

Main duties of the job

To assist with patient care needs under the supervision of a trained nurse.

Carry out nursing duties as assigned by trained staff

To work with the nursing staff to deliver individualised nursing care.

About us

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Date posted

06 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,176 to £30,225 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

392-RNOH-1166-B

Job locations

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Brockley Hill

Stanmore

HA7 4LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

To report to a trained nurse care given to patients.

Assist patients with their dietary needs as directed by a trained nurse.

Participate in the admission and discharge of patients in conjunction with the multi-professional team as directed by a trained nurse.

Escort patients to other areas of the hospital

Job description

Job responsibilities

To report to a trained nurse care given to patients.

Assist patients with their dietary needs as directed by a trained nurse.

Participate in the admission and discharge of patients in conjunction with the multi-professional team as directed by a trained nurse.

Escort patients to other areas of the hospital

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

completion of a competency based workbook or Knowledge, training and experience of working to vocational level 3

Experience

Essential

Experience in carrying out assigned duties/assisting qualified staff after training
Working in a Health Care or related setting
Good standard of written and spoken English

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to summon help in an emergency
Able to pass on ideas to manager on improvement of services
Able to maintain resources efficiently and effectively

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

completion of a competency based workbook or Knowledge, training and experience of working to vocational level 3

Experience

Essential

Experience in carrying out assigned duties/assisting qualified staff after training
Working in a Health Care or related setting
Good standard of written and spoken English

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to summon help in an emergency
Able to pass on ideas to manager on improvement of services
Able to maintain resources efficiently and effectively

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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