Healthcare Assistant

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements

Job overview

Please note that this job does not meet the skill level requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

Ludlow are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistant to join our team.

The ward is busy and you will need to be able to work under pressure at times. You will work within the established nursing team on the ward alongside registered nurses, healthcare assistants and therapy staff providing care to patients on the ward.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

• A Healthcare Assistant is a core member of the team delivering personal care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care.
• To provide holistic and person-centred care and support community patients in an acute setting.
• To carry out a range of non-clinical healthcare tasks, under the direct supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. Provide compassionate care, to agreed quality standards and in accordance with Trust values.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes
• Good standard of general education.
• Work towards NVQ and acquire knowledge of palliative care and rehabilitation

Experience

• Awareness of accountability issues e.g., confidentiality.
• Awareness of the role of the Healthcare Assistant.
• Common sense approach when faced with potentially difficult situations

Knowledge and Skills

• The ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff both written and orally.
• Good interpersonal skills (written and oral).
• Maintain a professional approach to all team members, patients, relatives, and the general public.