About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our team.The service aims to provide an excellent standard of person centred planned and unplanned nursing intervention to patients in their homes and is part of an integrated service that supports patients to remain in their home environment.The successful candidate will deliver safe, effective care for the patience experience.As a Health Care Assistant you will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team in order to support the service and have a high focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience.As such you will need to be enthusiastic, innovative and highly motivated. Your personal qualities will mean that you have the ability to be flexible to the need of the service and deliver a high standard of care in a supportive and forward thinking environment.The service is an inpatient unit requiring staff to be avilable 24/7, seven days a week, over a shift pattern - Weekends and Bank Holidays are a requirement of this job.
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant , you'll
deliver safe, effective care for the patient experience. supports patients with personal care and mobility requirements be professionally accountable for the delivery of care utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go
Your patients could be any age (over 18 year old), but they'll often be elderly, while having been recently discharged from hospital, and some may have physical disabilities.
The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients. In Northamptonshire you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to support the service and focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience.
About us
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualification Desirable
NVQ level 3 in healthcare
Experience Essential
Previous experience in a caring environment/role
Desirable
Rehabilitation experience
Skills Essential
Effective written and verbal communication skills Demonstration of effective team working
Desirable
Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment Understanding of safeguarding/incident reporting in healthcare
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.
Employer details Employer name Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address Corby Community Hospital
Cottingham Road
Corby
NN17 2UN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)