Ward 11 at King's Mill Hospital is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Healthcare Support Assistant to join our busy Surgical Ward.
As a Healthcare Support Assistant, you will work alongside our established and highly skilled Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver patient-centred care in a fast-paced, supportive setting.
The ideal candidate will be courteous, helpful and committed to ensuring patients, relatives and visitors receive the highest level of care and attention. You will support fellow team members to create a motivating, stimulating and supportive atmosphere for everyone on the ward.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
Awareness of Safeguarding issues Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
NVQ 2 in care
Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement
Care Certificate" qualification. NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care
Further Training
Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
Previous care work experience
Previous face-to-face customer care experience
Previous experience in a hospital setting
Flexible approach
Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
Must understand basic requirements for individualised personal care
Awareness of Safeguarding issues Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
NVQ 2 in care
Educated to a good standard of general education equivalent to GCSE Maths & English level C or above
Care Certificate or commitment to achieving within 2 weeks of commencement
Care Certificate" qualification. NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care
Further Training
Committed to attending further training and development as identified
Able to demonstrate clear and robust verbal and written English communication skills
Previous care work experience
Previous face-to-face customer care experience
Previous experience in a hospital setting
Flexible approach
Able to work flexibly on a varied shift pattern according to the roster including nights and weekends
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
King's Mill Hospital
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