Overview
An Health Care Assistant is a core member of the team delivering personal care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care. You will carry out a range of non-clinical healthcare tasks, under the direct supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. Your role is to provide compassionate care, to agreed quality standards and in accordance with Trust values. There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your individual needs. Training will be provided to ensure you have the required core skills and skills set specific to your area of work. You will also be supported to obtain your care certificate if you do not have this qualification.
Responsibilities
* Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills at interview assessment.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Prior experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
* Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team
* Experience of time management and prioritising work.
* Understands and is committed to a caring approach to patients and relatives
* Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
* Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
* Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work, policies and procedures
* Committed to providing high quality patient care
* IT skills, competent in Microsoft Office
* Keyboard skills
* Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
* Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/units dependent on clinical needs
* Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner and attitude
* Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting
* Willing to work in other areas of the Trust or Trust-wide as and when required to do so.
* Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role; The role is physically demanding and can include standing for prolonged periods, moving and handling patients and equipment and other healthcare related tasks.
A great opportunity has arisen to join us as a Assistant Health Care Support Worker at Great Western Hospital in Swindon.
Role Details
You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centered care and services to support individuals and teams. Working within a collaborative environment, you will provide essential services tailored to meet the unique needs of those we serve. Based in Swindon, you will have the flexibility to work within a model that supports both on-site and hybrid working arrangements, depending on the nature of the role. HCRG Care Group is committed to fostering an agile and adaptable workforce to best meet the needs of our organization and service users.
Location and Team
As a Health Care Assistant, you'll be part of our valued team on our Forest Wards at Great Western Hospital. You will feel valued as a Health Care Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* £23,875 (pro rata to hours worked) with access to our group pension
* Free tea and coffee at your base location
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases plus cashback and voucher offers
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies
* Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development
* An open, just culture that encourages ideas to help us deliver our purpose, backed by funding
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company and will provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. Safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults we work with is of the utmost importance, so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices. Everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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