Health Care Assistant

In accordance with patients individual care plan, support patients to meet and maintain their hygiene needs, this may include actions such as:

Undertake total hygiene needs for patients
Assist patients to wash and dress
Assist patients to shower
Assist patients with / undertake mouth care, c/o teeth / dentures
Assist with / undertake care of hair
Assist with / undertake nail care
Undertake eye care
Assist patients with / undertake shaving
Reporting and documentation of all patient care activities, to include improvement, deterioration and changes

Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are

Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant committed to providing excellent patient care?

Have you always wanted to work in Healthcare but don't have the formal experience?

Do you want a new challenge, and have the passion to make a difference?

If so we have the ideal opportunity for committed and compassionate individuals to join our supportive and friendly teams at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.

To apply for this position, you must have functional skills level 1 in maths and English or GCSE grade 3/D or above and these certificates would need to be provided at interview., We require enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistants to work within our busy medical and surgical ward areas and urgent and emergency care which offer a variety of specialisms and opportunities.

We have part-time and full-time vacancies available however commitment is required to cover all shifts, days/nights/weekends on a rotation basis

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is passionate about patient care. As part of our vision and values, we require all staff to behave in a way that demonstrates their commitment to providing the best possible care for our patients and through our recruitment and selection processes, we seek to test these skills and attributes in all candidates

The successful candidate will be expected to complete the Care Certificate and a HCA Development programme at Level 2 / Level 3 depending upon experience as part of their role and must be committed to completion of these within the required time frame

Please see attached job descriptions and personal specification for full details of role

We also offer a full training programme which includes the following:

One week formal HCA programme (Care Certificate) to enhance knowledge base and clinical skills;

Local induction;

Competency pack following HCA programme to build evidence of knowledge, skills and competence;

Undertake a QCF/NVQ / Apprenticeship development programme;

Support in practice/buddy system

Successful short listed candidates will be invited to attend an assessment day. As part of the assessment day there will be a requirement to undertake Literacy and Numeracy assessment, followed by a scenario based interview.