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Job ref262-A-25-7185770EmployerNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteCumberland InfirmaryTownCarlisleSalary£24,169 Per annum pro rataSalary periodYearlyClosing29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
NHS AFC: Band 2
Job Overview
Are you committed to delivering the highest level of patient care? Do you treat colleagues, patients (and their visitors) with courtesy, consideration and dignity? If your answers are yes, then read on!
These vacancies are for contracted hours full or part time where available.
NCIC is excited to announce there are 3.0 WTE vacancies for Health Care Assistants needed on Beech A Ward in Carlisle at the. Full time and Part time hours available.Cumberland Infirmary
HCAs are expected to ensure that the organisation and leadership of nursing and midwifery services supports the delivery of the highest standards of patient care in the pursuance of the Trusts objectives. The core nursing team is responsible for ensuring that effective systems of work are in place to ensure the safe delivery of evidence based patient care. Support effective patient flows and management of resources in the allocated clinical area in the Trust.
Please be aware this vacancy does not attract sponsorship in line with current UKVI regulations.
Main duties of the job
To assist the registered nurses (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high quality patient care
Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner.
Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives.
Continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high quality safe care.
Post holder will be expected to contribute to general maintenance and other ward / department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, replenish stock and ensure clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly.
Contributes to the work of the department by working under direct or indirect supervision of registered practitioners or assistant practitioners.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of safe, high quality care every time:
Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy eligible.forvacancies
The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
* Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure And Barring Service
The changes mean that:
* youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
* the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
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The Trust Is Committed To Safeguarding Adults And Children Therefore If The Post Is Subject To The Rehabilitation Of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as Amended) The Successful Candidate(s) Will Be Subject To a Criminal Records Check With The Disclosure And Barring Service (DBS). The Cost Of The DBS Must Be Met By The Successful Candidate(s) Through Salary Deduction. DBS Charges Are As Followsif Applicable To The Post
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
* National Care Certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process.
* NVQ 2 in care (willingness to complete within one year of start date) or equivalent experience
Experience
* Work in customer focused / caring environment.
* Use of a computer.
* NHS employment.
* Experience of providing care in a professional or personal setting.
Knowledge
* Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care.
* Understanding about how to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner or willingness to learn.
* Understanding on how to meet basic care needs of patients, washing dressing, assistance with feeding etc.
* Understanding of confidentiality.
* Understanding of Nursing policies and procedures.
Skills & Aptitudes
* Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers.
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Ability to use initiative appropriately.
* Organisational skills.
* Ability to meet deadlines.
* Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
Personal Circumstances
* Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers
* Enthusiastic
* Presents self as courteous, respectful and helpful and understands importance of professional image.
* Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Motivation, interest and enthusiasm in caring for children and their families.
* Team focussed.
* Understands responsibility of position.
* Understands the need for flexibility.
* Reassuring under pressure.
* Open/Reflective/Warm.
* Team focussed.
* Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable.
Other Requirements
* Alignment to Trust Values and Core Behaviours
* Commitment to maintaining mandatory training and essential learning.
* Evidence of understanding of Trust Business
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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