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Job summary

Main area
Trauma Unit
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (full and part time positions available)
Job ref
156-6116296-B
Employer
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Town
Truro
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Healthcare Assistant - Trauma Unit

Band 3

Job overview

A Healthcare Support Worker is no ordinary job and it is not for an ordinary person.  We need caring, supportive people who love helping others and can come to work with a positive attitude and a friendly smile.  It that sounds like you, then we guarantee you will leave at the end of each shift feeling proud of the work you have done to support patients to feel and be at their best. 

Main duties of the job

Working in the NHS is about real work with real people.  It takes flexibility, commitment and compassion, but in return we can offer you a rewarding career where you can really make a difference.

With strong team working skills, you will be able to demonstrate the values that are important to us, communicating well with both colleagues and patients.  We are open to your ideas for how to improve the services we offer; without compromising on quality and always treating patients and team-mates with respect and dignity.

Working for our organisation

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our 3 main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.  

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods. 

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community. 

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target.  All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

  • Identity Checks 
  • Professional registration and qualification checks 
  • Employment history and reference checks 
  • Work health assessments 
  • Criminal record check standards 
  • Right to work checks

For further information please visit: 

www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 5 GCSE’s, 2 of which need to be English and Maths (or equivalent).
  • NVQ Level 3 in acute care (or equivalent) / working towards qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantive experience of working in a healthcare role involving in direct patient care.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in acute hospital setting.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Recording a 12 Lead ECG.
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills
Desirable criteria
  • Cannulation skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Charlotte Stockdale
Job title
Ward Sister, Trauma Unit
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01872 252259
Additional information