| 28 October 2024 |
| £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| £24071.00 – £25674.00 a year |
| Full time |
| 04 November 2024 |
| Carlisle, CA2 7HY |
| NHS Jobs |
| Contract |
| C9262-24-1635 |
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Health care Assistant to join our team on Women’s Outpatients Department at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.
We believe that happy, supported staff provide the highest standard of care. The successful candidate will benefit from working alongside supportive and experienced staff.
Within the department we have specialist clinics including, Hysteroscopy, Colposcopy, Early Pregnancy, Fertility and Gynaecological Oncology clinics amongst others.
The ideal candidate will thrive in this caring, interesting environment. We welcome applicants from all areas of healthcare. The successful candidate will work Monday – Friday between the hours of 08:00-18:30.
Main duties of the job
Assist qualified nurses in providing high quality patient care.
Contributes to the work of the department by working under direct supervision in specialist clinics and indirect supervision for gynaecology clinics.
Prepares notes for clinics and return after clinic.
Maintain patient privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner
When trained and deemed competent, undertake clinical activities using appropriate equipment e.g ECGs, Venepuncture, processing histology samples.
Contributes to housekeeping duties for the department e.g ordering stock, putting stock away, cleaning duties, topping up and general tidiness.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
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- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- oPresents self as courteous, respectful and helpful
- oEnthusiastic
- oAbility to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- oAbility to communicate with members of the public and health care providers
Skills & Aptitude
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Venepuncture
- Ability to work as member of a team
- Ability to use initiative appropriately
- Organisational skills
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
- Competent in physical skills e.g. recording ECGs, recoding blood glucose etc
Experience
Essential
- Working in a Customer Focused environment
Desirable
- NHS Experience
- Use of a computer.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to meet basic care needs of patients, washing & dressing etc.
- Ability to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner.
- Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care.
- Understanding of confidentiality
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
- NVQ3 in care (willingness to complete within one year of start date) or equivalent experience
- National Care certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
