Healthcare Assistant - Sandringham Ward

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

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Job summary

Sandringham is a 26 bedded surgical ward that specialises in caring for patients undergoing elective surgery. It is a busy and fast paced environment, giving our HCAs the chance to develop and thrive. You will part of a great team who put patient care at the forefront of everything they do.

We are looking for passionate and innovative Band 2 Health Care Assistants to join our team on a permanent basis. You will be joining a well-established and friendly team who will provide you with the opportunity to grow and develop as a priority. You will contribute to our fantastic multi-disciplinary team approach to providing exceptional care to all of our patients. To do this you will need to be kind, compassionate, organised, flexible and a great team player.

If you think you would be a good fit for our team, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Duties that candidates will be carrying out as part of this role include:

oMaintain a high standard of nursing care under the supervision of trained nurses and escalate any clinical concerns to a senior nurse as required.

oCarry out the daily personal individualised care of patients

If you think this is the team for you we would love to hear from you so please do not hesitate to contact us.

About us

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.

We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.

In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).

Date posted

31 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

426-600-23SS

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and details of the post, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and details of the post, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

General Education to GCSE level in Maths and English A-D (or equivalent)
Care certificate
NVQ Level 2

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people/team

Desirable

Previous health/social care support worker experience

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Ability to verbally communicate clearly and effectively in the English language
Clear and effective reading and writing in the English language
Can follow instructions and learn procedures
Understanding of confidentiality
Understanding of the Healthcare assistant role

Desirable

Basic computer/IT skills
First Aid training
Information governance training

Aptitude

Essential

Punctual, motivated and committed
Caring and compassionate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Inclusive and non-judgemental
Able to cope with stress and challenging situations
Reliable and professional
Flexible, adaptable and responsive to change
Able to prioritise own workload and manage time effectively
Able to work well in a team
Able to recognise own limitations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

General Education to GCSE level in Maths and English A-D (or equivalent)
Care certificate
NVQ Level 2

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people/team

Desirable

Previous health/social care support worker experience

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Ability to verbally communicate clearly and effectively in the English language
Clear and effective reading and writing in the English language
Can follow instructions and learn procedures
Understanding of confidentiality
Understanding of the Healthcare assistant role

Desirable

Basic computer/IT skills
First Aid training
Information governance training

Aptitude

Essential

Punctual, motivated and committed
Caring and compassionate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Inclusive and non-judgemental
Able to cope with stress and challenging situations
Reliable and professional
Flexible, adaptable and responsive to change
Able to prioritise own workload and manage time effectively
Able to work well in a team
Able to recognise own limitations

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.