Health Care Assistant Band 3

Job Description

Job Title – Health Care AssistantBase – The Vale Community HospitalSalary – £19,737 - £21,142Hours per week - 18.75 An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the Minor Injury & Illness Team at The Vale Community Hospital.We are looking for Healthcare Assistants to join the established team here at the Vale, where we pride ourselves on the efficient delivery of patient centered care.Ideally you will have experience of working in an acute health care setting and have a can-do attitude as you will be working with people of a similar mind who are as motivated as you are to deliver high standards of care in a supportive, responsive environment.Applicants must be enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated individuals who like to work in an ever-changing environment.Predominantly you will be providing admin support / reception duties and run dressings clinics, along with supporting the qualified staff in delivery of clinical care to both adults and children with varying conditions.This is an exciting opportunity for a healthcare assistant to gain new skills and experience whilst being supported in this role by the MIIU team with opportunities for further development provided by the trust. The unit Will be open from 10am- 6pm seven days a week from the 1st October, but will be open from 8am till 8pm in the new year.The successful candidates will be required to work a range of shifts between 8am and 8pm 7 days a week including bank holidays.The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.Closing date: 30th September 2020Shortlisting date: 1st October 2020Interview date: 7th October 2020To arrange an informal visit or discuss further please ring:MIIU Team Lead – Sam Bird on 0300421889/Matron for MIIU Sarah Deo on As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not. You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards.This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff, the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.To ensure you fully understand how the Trust, as a Data Controller, will process and store your data please read the attached document ‘Applicant and Staff Privacy Notice’ prior to applying for the role.Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor. Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render him/her liable to dismissal.