Job overview
-To provide fundamental nursing care, e.g., assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs, washing under direct or indirect supervision.
- To carry out limited clinical observations and undertake a range of activities under direct or indirect supervision by a registered nurse, having been assessed as deemed competent in the activities required.
-To maintain high clinical standards
- To help maintain a clean and safe unit environment.
- To contribute to the department and organization in the provision of a safe and caring environment.
-The postholder may be required to work anywhere within the Trust. Key working relationships include all members of the multi-professional team, including nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and relevant support workers.
1. To provide personal and social care for patient.
2. To provide psychological support for patients and their families/carers.
3. To work as an effective team member collaborating with the other health and social care teams.
4. To assist in the timely discharge of patients from the hospital.
Main duties of the job
You’ll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on where you’re based. In a hospital, responsibilities include:
5. washing and dressing patients
6. serving meals and helping to feed patients
7. helping people to move around
8. making beds
9. making patients feel comfortable
10. monitoring patients’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight
Band 3s usually work standard hours of around 37.5 hours per week. However, part time options are also available. Band 3s are paid on the Agenda for Change pay system, starting at band 3.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
11. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
12. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
13. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
14. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
15. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
16. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
17. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
18. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
19. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Desirable criteria
20. Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
21. Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
22. Care Certificate/working towards
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCE
Essential criteria
23. An understanding of the importance of patient confidentially and privacy
24. Demonstrates a caring, compassionate and empathetic approach to patient’s and colleagues, whilst having a professional approach.
25. Recognises how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work
26. Good verbal and written English communication skills
27. The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients
28. A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting
29. Willingness to undertake the mentorship of new Nursing Assistants after 12 months in post
30. Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures
31. An appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion and how this influences how care is provided to patients
32. A willingness to provide the highest standards of patient care including personal care
33. Ability to work as part of a team
34. Good understanding of care needs relevant to patient’s in a hospital setting to include: Eating and drinking Dignity and respect Communication/conflict resolution Handwashing and infection control Hygiene needs Safeguarding Understands the limit and scope of their job role and the need to only do tasks they are trained to do. Knows when to escalate to a registered nurse when the situation is beyond their scope of practice
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
35. Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role
Desirable criteria
36. Experience of providing person centred care
BEHAVIOURS & VALUES
Essential criteria
37. Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service
38. Works effectively as a team
39. Is of good health and good character
40. Willing to accept additional responsibilities as delegated by senior staff
41. Always acts with honesty and integrity
42. Professional approach
43. Displays BHT Values
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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