Job summary
Healthcare Assistants carry out a wide range of care duties directly with the patient, and their relatives/carers.
We have both permanent and fixed term roles available with full and part time hrs.
You must be able to work some weekends, nights and bank holidays, as all Healthcare Assistants are expected to cover these shifts. Most shifts are 12 hours and are usually 7:30am - 8pm, and 7:30pm to 8am. We have full time (37.5 hours per week), and part time hours available.
Main duties of the job
These duties are carried out after training (which we will provide), under the direction of a professionally qualified practitioner and can include the following tasks:
- Helping patients to wash or shower and dress
- Serving food and, if necessary, helping patients to eat
- Making and changing beds
- Turning patients who are confined to bed to avoid pressure sores
- Talking with patients to help them feel less lonely or anxious
- Helping patients with mobility problems to move around
- Giving out and collecting bedpans
- Helping patients to the toilet
Its really important to consider that some aspects of healthcare work can be distressing and unpleasant. You will be expected to help patients with personal care without being embarrassed or feeling awkward. You will need to be able to communicate sympathetically with patients, and distressed relatives, and care for patients who are very sick.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Healthcare work is very rewarding. You are making a positive difference to the lives of others when they are at their most vulnerable. Other benefits include:
- We will recognise your previous qualifications and experience within your starting salary
- Youll have access to high quality training and national qualifications e.g. the care certificate
- All Healthcare Assistants receive generous shift pay enhancements for nights, weekends and bank holidays which significantly increases basic pay rates
- Holiday pay starts at 27 days' annual leave per year (increasing to 33 after 10 years), plus bank holidays
- You will have access to a gold standard pension scheme
- You will have access to NHS discounts across hundreds of shops, restaurants & services (Morrisons, Nando's etc.)
- Excellent career development opportunities are available e.g. access to Nurse training and apprenticeships
- Paid leave when youre sick after the first 6 months at work and access to all occupational health services (fast track physio referral scheme, counselling services etc)
- Generous occupational maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Job Description
- Participate in the delivery of patient care, following agreed plans, policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines, carrying out tasks and activities relevant for the job role/place of work
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met
- Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and co-operation
- Prepare the clinical area for safe practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards
- Provide escort and transfer for patients with low dependency as directed by the multidisciplinary team
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Provide routine information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained
- Contribute to the recording and storing of information, ensuring it is securely held, accurate, complete and legible and can be retrieved promptly when required
- Promote the individual needs of the patient, by acknowledging preferences, rights and choices, respecting privacy and dignity, and by promoting anti-discriminatory practice, alerting senior staff if patient care appears to be disrespectful or discriminatory
- Establish and maintain effective communication, maintaining confidentiality of information
- Contribute to the effective management of risk, by accurate recording and reporting and correct maintenance of records and documentation
- Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines, alerting senior staff if practice of self and others appear to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient care
- Contribute to the development of services from the patients perspective, making suggestions for change and improvements, including taking part in patient and public involvement activities
- Contribute to the effective and efficient use of resources by ensuring that supplies are available, alerting senior staff when supplies are short, and by making suggestions to reduce waste
Job description
Job responsibilities
Healthcare work is very rewarding. You are making a positive difference to the lives of others when they are at their most vulnerable. Other benefits include:
- We will recognise your previous qualifications and experience within your starting salary
- Youll have access to high quality training and national qualifications e.g. the care certificate
- All Healthcare Assistants receive generous shift pay enhancements for nights, weekends and bank holidays which significantly increases basic pay rates
- Holiday pay starts at 27 days' annual leave per year (increasing to 33 after 10 years), plus bank holidays
- You will have access to a gold standard pension scheme
- You will have access to NHS discounts across hundreds of shops, restaurants & services (Morrisons, Nando's etc.)
- Excellent career development opportunities are available e.g. access to Nurse training and apprenticeships
- Paid leave when youre sick after the first 6 months at work and access to all occupational health services (fast track physio referral scheme, counselling services etc)
- Generous occupational maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Job Description
- Participate in the delivery of patient care, following agreed plans, policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines, carrying out tasks and activities relevant for the job role/place of work
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met
- Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and co-operation
- Prepare the clinical area for safe practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards
- Provide escort and transfer for patients with low dependency as directed by the multidisciplinary team
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Provide routine information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained
- Contribute to the recording and storing of information, ensuring it is securely held, accurate, complete and legible and can be retrieved promptly when required
- Promote the individual needs of the patient, by acknowledging preferences, rights and choices, respecting privacy and dignity, and by promoting anti-discriminatory practice, alerting senior staff if patient care appears to be disrespectful or discriminatory
- Establish and maintain effective communication, maintaining confidentiality of information
- Contribute to the effective management of risk, by accurate recording and reporting and correct maintenance of records and documentation
- Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines, alerting senior staff if practice of self and others appear to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient care
- Contribute to the development of services from the patients perspective, making suggestions for change and improvements, including taking part in patient and public involvement activities
- Contribute to the effective and efficient use of resources by ensuring that supplies are available, alerting senior staff when supplies are short, and by making suggestions to reduce waste
Person Specification
Working Pattern
Essential
- Are you able to work a range of shift patterns?
Experience
Essential
- Do you have customer facing experience
Indeed pre-screen
Essential
- Can you provide employment or character references to cover the last 3 years
Person Specification
Working Pattern
Essential
- Are you able to work a range of shift patterns?
Experience
Essential
- Do you have customer facing experience
Indeed pre-screen
Essential
- Can you provide employment or character references to cover the last 3 years
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
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).
