Healthcare Assistant

Main area Healthcare Assistant Grade Band 2 -3 Contract Permanent: 34.5 hrs per week Hours

• Full time
• Part time

34.5 hours per week (Long days and Nights) Job ref 177-ELEC-

Employer James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site James Paget university hospital Town Great Yarmouth Salary £25,272 - £27,476 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/09/ :59

Band 2 -3

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:

• Putting patients first
• Aiming to get it right
• Recognising that everybody counts
• Doing everything openly and honestly

‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

Job overview

We are hiring Band 2 Healthcare Assistants & Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare Assistant & Senior Healthcare Assistants at James Paget University Hospital provide a range of personal care and delegated clinical duties under the guidance of a registered healthcare professional.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team our Healthcare Assistant's or Senior Healthcare Assistant's undertake high quality, caring and compassionate care, containing to the delivery of a high quality healthcare to patients.

The HCA role is a great entry-point into an NHS career – many of our Healthcare Assistants go on to complete further training to develop their skills and further their career.

As HCA with no previous experience in care, a band 2 will provide an opportunity of progression to band 3 SHCA once training competencies are attained.

In this busy environment, roles vary depending on the type of area you work in. For example, working as a healthcare assistant on a ward is very different to working as an HCA in outpatient areas.

Visa and Immigration

• Visa sponsorship is unlikely to be offered for this role.
• Where there is a sufficient pool of suitably qualified candidates who do not require sponsorship, the Trust will normally appoint from this group of applicants.
• Sponsorship will generally only be considered in exceptional circumstances where the role is particularly difficult to recruit to and no suitable non-sponsored candidates are available.
• Applicants who require sponsorship are encouraged to consider this information carefully before submitting an application.

Summary

In most circumstances, this vacancy is expected to be filled by a candidate who does not require visa sponsorship. Applicants requiring sponsorship are welcome to apply if they meet the Home Office eligibility criteria; however, they should be aware that the likelihood of sponsorship being offered for this role is low and will only be considered where recruitment needs cannot be met from the existing non-sponsored applicant pool.

Main duties of the job

Key duties and responsibilities

Working under the direction of a Registered Health Care Professional, SHCAs participate in the clinical care provided to patients, prioritising workload appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice and effectiveness in role. Specific duties and responsibilities include;

• Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual
• Assist patients with personal hygiene, toileting and use of continence aids
• Support Moving and Handling, use of mobility aids, correct patient positioning, assess pressure areas and skin integrity
• Developing positive relationships with parents, families and carers
• Be aware of the patient’s needs – emotional, social, physical, and cultural. Respect privacy, dignity and beliefs.
• Acts in a way that supports equality and diversity values.
• Work as part of the team in a co-operative, professional and constructive manner.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Report any information regarding the wellbeing of the patients to the Registered Health Care Professional in a timely manner.
• Manage and organise time and activities to support and meet the needs of individuals
• To empower patients and their families to make their own decisions about health and choices.

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED JD & PS FOR ALL OF THE DUTIES

Working for our organisation

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

As a key member of the team you will be allocated on a shift by shift basis to work and support ward based colleagues in areas where staffing and, or patient acuity/dependency risk assessments indicate that help is required.

As a Healthcare Assistant you will be supported through the Care Certificate and dedicated enhanced supervision and engagement training - induction will include working across a range of specialities.

To fulfil the needs of service delivery to patients/service users and in line with our current team of clinicians, the post holder will work as part of a flexible rota over seven days a week, which will include working evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Care

All patients should receive care to the highest standard. Duties include and encourage:

1. To assist the patient with all aspects of personal hygiene as and when required.

2. To allow the patient a choice in the selection of clothing and assist as appropriate.

3. To ensure privacy, respect and dignity at all times.

4. To support the vision and role model of a “Care Maker”.

Qualifications

• Four GCSE Grade D or equivalent in Maths and English (e.g. Key Skills or Functional Skills in literacy and numeracy at appropriate level)
• NVQ Diploma level 2 in Clinical Health Support or equivalent
• Care certificate or willing to acquire it.

Knowledge

• Ability to work in a multi-agency team
• Experience of working in a health, social or residential care setting
• To demonstrate a range of procedures and practices, base level of theoretical knowledge

Skills

• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
• Ability to adapt appropriately to different situations
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

Visa and Immigration

If you are applying for this role and would require visa sponsorship (including applicants currently in a sponsored post who wish to change employer), you should review the eligibility criteria set out by the Home Office on the gov.uk website:

The statement included within this advert is intended to support applicants in assessing their individual circumstances against the Home Office criteria and to ensure transparency within the recruitment process.

However, meeting these criteria does not guarantee that sponsorship will be offered. The availability of a Certificate of Sponsorship is subject to local recruitment conditions, including the number and suitability of applicants and whether the role is considered hard to recruit to at the time of advertisement.

Accordingly, in situations where there is a sufficient pool of suitable candidates who do not require sponsorship, it is unlikely that sponsorship will be provided.

James Paget Hospitals uses tools to screen and withdraw any applications which are deemed to be generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI),

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Address Recruitment & Workforce
James Paget Hospital
Lowestoft Road
Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 6LA

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