About this role
Job summary
This vacancy is an opportunity for Health Care Assistant to join our existing workforce within the medical division. These posts will be based on Ward 19 which will be extended to 28 medical beds as we head into the winter period.
Within ward 19, we work closely as a multidisciplinary team to provide care and support to our patients who experience a diverse range of medical conditions. Our focus is to ensure the delivery of high quality of care alongside a wide range of treatments, to enable our patients to recover from their acute episodes of illness and achieve the best possible outcomes, enabling timely discharge to the appropriate placements.
Main duties of the job
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Health Care Assistant position available with WUTH.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Health Care Assistant position available with WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training Essential
Experience working in a clinical environment Experience working in the NHS
Desirable
Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2) in Health & Social Care OR A good standard of general education to GCSE level and the agreement to undertake the relevant L2 qualification on appointment
Knowledge and Skills Desirable
Previous experience and training of manual handling patients using appropriate equipment Can demonstrate an understanding of the importance of promoting patient independence Able to provide support and reassurance to patients.
Personal Attributes Essential
Ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team A positive attitude and ability to act on feedback Polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
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Employer details Employer name Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Arrowe Park Road
Wirral
CH49 5PE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wuth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)