Health Care Assistant Needed In Middlesbrough

Health Care Assistant Job Overview

An opportunity has become available for a health care assistant to join the Older Persons Medicine team on ward 12 at James Cook University Hospital.  Working as a Health Care Support Worker within the team you will help care for 27 patients.

Candidates should have a passion for the care of patients with complex medical needs and frailty syndromes including Dementia, Delirium and Falls.

Our vision is to  provide high quality specialist multidisciplinary care to older people in an environment that is both supportive and friendly but also with an ethos of continuous improvement.

This health care assistant post also offers opportunities for personal and professional development.

 

Health Care Assistant Main duties of the job

 

Post holders will be appointed at band 2 or band 3 depending upon qualifications.

Band 2 requirements – willingness to undertake all relevant training and qualifications if wishing to develop into a band 3 role.

Band 3 requirements – Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or GCSE equivalent (A-C/ 4-9)

Care certificate

Level 3 vocational qualification

or

Short courses and completion of

competency workbook equivalent

to Level 3 in a range of patient and

clinical care duties

and/or

Equivalent knowledge and

experience in a range of clinical

care duties equivalent to Level 3;

– Theoretical knowledge

– Experience of a range of

care and related procedures

– clinical observations

– knowledge of relevant

legislation

There is a clear framework to allow for postholders to develop from a band 2 to band 3 and this includes completion of the qualifications. 

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

Working for our organisation

 

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff.  This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

• Your Leadership Impact
• Service Improvement for Beginners

 

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication.
• Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems
• Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.
• Working knowledge of legislation underpinning care provision.

Desirable criteria

• Familiarity with current NHS and social care policies.

Qualifications Band 3

Essential criteria

• Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or Maths & English GCSE A-C/4-9 or Maths & English O Level/GCE A-C or Maths & English CSE Grade 1 or NARIC/ENIC which compares the qualification to UK GCSE (https://www.enic-naric.net/)
• Care certificate
• Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3. – Theoretical knowledge – Experience of a range of care and related procedures – clinical observations – knowledge of relevant legislation

Qualifications Band 2

Essential criteria

• Must complete the care certificate within the 6 months probationary period and ‘on the job training’; instruction will be provided – this is an NHS entry level

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in health or social care.
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.

 

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month’s pay.