Job Description
1 June 2023 Recruitment Evening from 5pm at the Bob Champion Building NR4 7UQ
Medicine Division is the one of the largest at NNUH covering:
- Cardiology – caring for patients with cardiac conditions including Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Failure.Working in Cardiology at NNUH - YouTube
- Gastroenterology– caring for patients triaged with acute medical conditions, such as Liver failure, Inflammatory bowel disease, Eating disorders.Working in Gastroenterology at NNUH - YouTube
- Respiratory – specialising in acute respiratory medicine and providing Non-Invasive Ventilation.Working in Respiratory Medicine at NNUH - YouTube
- Oncology/Haematology– caring for patients who are receiving treatment under an Oncologist/ Haematologist or Palliative care Consultant.Working in Oncology and Haematology at NNUH - YouTube
- Renal– managing acute and chronic Renal failure.Working in Renal at NNUH - YouTube
- Acute Medical Unit–across three units receiving patients directly from GPs and A&E.Working in the Acute Medical Unit - YouTube
- Older Peoples Medicine -working across 5 wards providing care from hip fracture, dementia care, end of life, short stay, and acute conditions. Working in Older People's Medicine at NNUH - YouTube
- Neuroscience-helping with those with nervous system care.Working in Neurosciences at NNUH - YouTube
The recruitment evening will consist of:
- Presentation on being a healthcare assistant at NNUH
- Basic Numeracy and Literacy Assessment
- Interview
Your role as a Healthcare Assistantwill be to provide and deliver a high standard of individualised personal care to each patient as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary approach.
In completion of the nationally recognised care certificate qualification, you will develop knowledge that will allow you to be able to safely and accurately deliver effective patient care under the direction of the registered nurse.
With training, you will be able to accurately document all the care provided and as part of this process learn to escalate changes in the condition of your patient to the registered nurse, whilst maintaining confidentiality.
At NNUH, we are passionate about staff development and will support you in your career as a Healthcare Assistant and beyond.
There are many exciting opportunities to develop personally and professionally within the division, some of our Health Care Assistants have the opportunity to apply to join the Trainee Nursing Associate (TNA) programme. This is a two-year course, resulting in Nursing Associate registration and making you eligible to train as a Registered Nurse via a shortened nursing degree or Registered Nurse degree apprenticeship (RNDA).
The TNA course acts as a stepping stone to becoming a Nurse, as a teaching hospital we are proud to able offer this opportunity to our Health Care Assistants.
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be supported through your Care Certificate Programme, requiring completion of set standards, with help from our dedicated Medical Clinical Educator and Practice Development teams.
Upon completion of the certificate, you will also have the opportunity to work additional bank shifts in alternative areas of interest. This will enable you to gain further experience across specialties. To listen to some of the experiences of our healthcare assistants please see the following link for details: Working as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) at NNUH - YouTube
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts.
The role of the Healthcare Assistant will include...
Healthcare Assistants carry out many care duties directly with patients, relatives, and carers. You will be working in a hands-on, fast-paced environment where communication is vital – nowhere else will a compassionate nature have such an impact. What matters most in this role is that you have a passion for helping others and enjoy working as part of a dedicated and passionate team.
Gain knowledge specific to the specialty that you are working within, with many exciting opportunities to develop clinical skills and career.
The kind of duties you can expect to be involved in after training (which we will provide) under the direction of a qualified professional practitioner can include the following:
- measuring and recording clinical observations
- helping patients to wash and dress
- if required assisting patients to eat and drink
- making and changing beds
If you have experience working in a fast paced, demanding role and you’re looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you!
When applying for this position please use your supporting statement to confirm the area you’d like to work in and why. Please also use this section to explain why you are interested in a role at NNUH and how your experience is relevant or transferable to the position and why you wish to pursue a career as a Healthcare Assistant.
We have permanent roles available with full and part-time hours. You do not need experience, but you must have the qualities and skills suited to caring for acutely unwell people in a rewarding but sometimes challenging clinical setting. You must be able to work some weekends, nights and public holidays.
Information on hours/working pattern:
In post, you will be expected to work shifts, we aim to promote flexibility in shift allocation. Rotas cover a full 24 hours, 7 days a week and involve a mixture of working long days and night shifts. Day shifts start at 07:00 and finish at 19:30. Night shifts start at 19:00 and finish at 07:30.
Working night and weekend shifts attracts unsocial hours payments. For information on pay enhancements for unsocial hours please visit this linkhttps://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/unsocial-hours-payments
Information on Induction/Training:
If successful, you will have a 2-week (full time) induction course. 1 week classroom based and 1 week shadowing on the ward area allocated. We typically host 1-2 training courses per month, but they have limited spaces. We will do our best to book you on the earliest available training course but please do bear in mind there is sometimes a 1-2 month wait for a training course/start date during busy periods.
We offer FREE Park and Ride from Costessey (Monday to Friday)and have discounted bus tickets available for First Bus and Konectbus.
Please view the attached job description for full details on the role and responsibilities.
Those seeking BANK only hours please could you apply to our Bank Healthcare Assistant exclusive vacancies. You will need to check NHS Jobs and HealthJobsUK website to apply.
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