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Healthcare Assistant
Grade
Band 2/Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
201-24-286
Employer
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stratton Community Hospital
Town
Stratton
Salary
£22,383 - £24,336 Per annum / Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/06/2024 23:59

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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Healthcare Assistant - Stratton Community Hospital

Band 2/Band 3

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

  • Care based on what matters to people.
  • Care provided at home or close to home.
  • Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
  • Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

  • Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
  • Technology enabled care.
  • Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
  • Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

  • A place people love to work and feel valued.
  • Living our values with staff (all voices count).
  • Attract, grow and develop talent.
  • Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

  • Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
  • Joined-up community services.
  • Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
  • Reduce our impact on the environment.

 At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

 

Job overview

Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre at Carew House, Bodmin on 21st June 2024. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.

Join our nursing team for our 17 bedded ward at Stratton Community Hospital. This role will require the post holder to be committed to the on-going development of the ward and multi disciplinary team working, aiming to deliver the highest standards of patient care to our predominantly elderly patients.

Posts available undertaking  a range of Early, Late and Night duties on a rotational basis in order to support 24 hour nursing care, 7 days per week. Although based at Stratton Community Hospital, a flexible working approach is required to support Launceston Community Hospital as service needs require.

 

 

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the post is:

  • To assist in the delivery of clinical care, planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses.
  • To carry out care / other duties under indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse and/or Senior Health Care Assistant.  
  • Support care on a day-to-day basis for all patients in the clinical area in a manner sensitive to the individual clients needs and wishes, acknowledging their rights and beliefs at all times
  • Contribute to resource management within the clinical area

Key Dimensions of the post are:

  • 17 bedded Community Hospital
  • Outpatients Department
  • Minor Injuries Department
  • X-ray Department
  • Physiotherapy Department 

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health.  We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases.  Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon.  As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the role profile and person specification for both our band 2 Care Support Assistant and Band 3 Healthcare Assistant, please see the ‘supporting documents’ section. 

Person specification

Education Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Experienced in communicating with a range of people, in writing and verbally
  • Willingness and competency to complete the Care Certificate within set timeframe
  • Willingness and competency to complete further training for progression to Healthcare Assistant within agreed timeframe
Desirable criteria
  • Level 2 qualification or experience in a care environment

Skills, Apptitude, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Willing to assist and support patients, carers and staff as needed
  • Ability to cope with a varied workload
  • Ability to use a computer for work and training purposes
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of working in a care setting

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jacqui Marshall
Job title
Ward Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01288 287713