Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Waterside Unit

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Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of integrated hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. This includes Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire). We provide care to over half a million patients every year. We have over 6,000 highly trained clinical staff. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives, health visitors, therapists, and healthcare scientists.

Amersham Hospital is one of several Community Hospitals within the Trust. We have three inpatient areas: Chartridge Ward, Waterside Unit, and Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehabilitation Unit.

We are looking to appoint new Healthcare Assistants to join our team on Chartridge Ward.

We are looking for enthusiastic & caring individuals, with excellent communication skills.

We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after older people.

Should you be shortlisted we will invite you to attend a numeracy and literacy competency test. If you meet the standards we require, you will be interviewed.This process is aimed at identifying whether we are the right employer for you, and whether you are the right candidate for us.

Main duties of the job

Waterside Unit is a 21 bedded ward within the Community and rehabilitation Division. We care for individuals who are medically optimised following a period of time in acute care, but who require rehabilitation and nursing support until the appropriate care can be put into place in the community. This could be in the form of a Package of Care in the patients own home, or a placement in a Nursing or Residential Home. Our patients often have multiple health needs & chronic conditions.

You will need to have excellent communication and inter-personal skills, the ability to work both within a team and independently, and the ability to offer a high level of nursing care. Training and clinical supervision opportunities are available to the successful candidates.

Working on Waterside Unit you will be working closely with a large multi-disciplinary team consisting of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, doctors, pharmacists, social workers & discharge coordinators.

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details and job specifics.

About us

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

  • As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
  • We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
  • We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

  • We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
  • As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
  • Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

  • Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
  • Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
  • Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR6705384

Job locations

Waterside Unit - Amersham Hospital

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

SKILLS, ANILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers in English
  • Courteous with patients and others both internal and external
  • Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
  • Able to perform simple mathematical calculations
  • Understands concept of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care

Desirable

  • Ability to use a computer
  • Can demonstrate they can motivate self and others
  • Has some insight into the care needs of the older people or those who are ill / frail regardless of age

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

  • Secondary Education
  • NVQ Level 2 or 3

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Understands nature of HCA duties Patient Care and Housekeeping duties

Desirable

  • Evidence of working in a busy environment
  • Experience in a customer focused environment
  • Previous experience in a health care setting

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

  • Ability to work required shift pattern
Person Specification

SKILLS, ANILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers in English
  • Courteous with patients and others both internal and external
  • Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
  • Able to perform simple mathematical calculations
  • Understands concept of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care

Desirable

  • Ability to use a computer
  • Can demonstrate they can motivate self and others
  • Has some insight into the care needs of the older people or those who are ill / frail regardless of age

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

  • Secondary Education
  • NVQ Level 2 or 3

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Understands nature of HCA duties Patient Care and Housekeeping duties

Desirable

  • Evidence of working in a busy environment
  • Experience in a customer focused environment
  • Previous experience in a health care setting

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

  • Ability to work required shift pattern

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Waterside Unit - Amersham Hospital

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD


Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Waterside Unit - Amersham Hospital

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD


Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Sister

Sue Butterworth

susan.butterworth1@nhs.net

01494734711

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR6705384

Job locations

Waterside Unit - Amersham Hospital

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD


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