Do you believe you can provide high standards of care, with compassion, empathy, respect and dignity?
We will provide you with the skills and training to provide this to our patients
You could be new to care or an experienced care worker ...we are keen to talk to you about opportunities here as HCA on inpatient wards supporting our registered nursing staff.
We provide care 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so you will need to have the flexibility to work days, weekend and night shifts.
We have opportunities across our Medical and Surgical areas at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester such as:
Surgical Division includes sub-specialties of Trauma, Orthopaedics, Emergency and Elective Surgery, Urology and Gynecology.
Medical Division includes sub-specialties such as Emergency Care, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Elderly Care and Respiratory Medicine.
*** If you are offered a position, we will apply for references covering the past three consecutive years of employment and/or training. Applicants should provide a full employment and training history, explaining any gaps or discrepancies. Your role as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) is to work alongside registered nurse as part of the ward or department team to provide care to patients.
The types of duties include: washing and dressing patients, serving patients meals, assisting with feeding patients when necessary, helping people to mobilise, assisting patients with toileting, bed-making, generally assisting with patients' overall comfort, monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.
This role will require you to work variable hours on a rota including nights and weekends.
You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.
We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
You will assistwith monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse,respirations and weight
You will make beds and help toensure the ward/department is kept clean, tidy and safe.
You will communicate withpatients and their relatives with care and compassion.
You will help to ensure thatpatients are kept comfortable and receive personalised care.
You will safeguard vulnerableadults.
You will undertake duties outside your working area (e.g. deliveryand collection) to assist in maintaining good communication.
You will beadaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department or ward asrequired.
You will assistwith monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse,respirations and weight
You will make beds and help toensure the ward/department is kept clean, tidy and safe.
You will communicate withpatients and their relatives with care and compassion.
You will help to ensure thatpatients are kept comfortable and receive personalised care.
You will safeguard vulnerableadults.
You will undertake duties outside your working area (e.g. deliveryand collection) to assist in maintaining good communication.
You will beadaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department or ward asrequired.
Explain what inspires you to care
Basic standard of education including Maths and English
Healthcare Apprenticeship or equivalent
Explain what inspires you to care
Basic standard of education including Maths and English
Healthcare Apprenticeship or equivalent
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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