Job role: Healthcare Assistant
Company name: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Job Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £24,071 – £25,674
Job Sector: Health Care
Job reference: 6827172/156-6827172
About the Job:
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work as part of a friendly, committed team?
An opportunity has arisen to join Trauma Unit 1 at Royal Cornwall Hospital.
Our team is committed to excellence in both the service we provide our patients and the support we give our staff. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, skilled, motivated Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly team.
An ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and a willingness to enhance skills and knowledge as required are essential. The successful applicant will need to have relevant skills and experience.
Demonstrate throughout all interventions and tasks the RCHT Nursing and Midwifery 5 key elements and Trust values.
Communicate clearly, effectively, and appropriately with the multidisciplinary team, patients, and their families/visitors/carers
Respond appropriately to queries, take phone messages, and pass on written and verbal information to patients
Provide basic information to patients, family, visitors, caregivers, and colleagues
Be aware of the importance of accurate documentation and contributing to reports of patients’ activity and progress
Accept constructive feedback.
Give constructive feedback to colleagues.
Participate in discussions about patient care and ward/departmental development, including handover and team meetings.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Maintain professional boundaries and working relationships with patients and colleagues.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three 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 and has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organizations—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.
The Trust has teaching hospital status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximizing the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realize 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.
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To be an employee of the NHS, you need to complete the following:
• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this ad early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss this at the interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship, but this is not guaranteed.
This ad closes on Wednesday, 18 Dec 2024
To apply for this job please visit findajob.dwp.gov.uk.