Healthcare Assistant - Transfer Team | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Transfer Team Health Care Assistant - Band 2
- 5 Hours per week- Full time - Permanent
The Urgent and Emergency Care Division is currently looking to recruit Transfer Team Healthcare Assistant's on a variety of shift patterns including 10:00-22:00 and 14:00-22:00 covering a Monday- Friday service.
You will be responsible for the collection and delivery of patients across the Hospital site to support with the flow of patients from both the Emergency Department and the Acute Medical Unit.
You will be part of a dedicated team working alongside the bed management and flow teams delivering this essential service to the Trust.
You will have excellent patient communication service skills, a good understanding of manual handling and safety and will lead by example in this operational role.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a newly formed team, gain experience of hospital flow and to help build key relationships between patients and staff.
The post holder is responsible for supporting the bed management and patient flow teams with the timely transfer of patients across the hospital site to support flow.
The post holder will at all times demonstrate and behave in a manner in accordance with Trust Policies and Ward/department protocols.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.
Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.
The person specificationdetailedbelow is not the full personspecification butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 21 Oct 2024