About this role
Job summary As a Healthcare Assistant you will work as a member of the multidisciplinary Ward team under the supervision of the registered nurse, where you will provide support to trained staff in the health and personal care of inpatients within the Ward. Youll join a team who are focused on exceeding the needs of patients on the Ward and will support the delivery of care to a range of complex patients which include: meeting the clinical need of patients with life limiting conditions, supporting rapid discharge for those patients reaching end of life and helping prevent any unnecessary hospital admissions to a patient in crisis. The work is varied and interesting. Striving to successfully provide healthcare can be both challenging and rewarding and our services are developing to meet the needs of the local population. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) based at Livingstone Community Hospital. Main Responsibilities: Within this role you will: Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team, medical, clinical nursing colleagues and staff from oth
Main duties of the job As a Healthcare Assistant, youll provide support on the Ward under registered nurse supervision. You will help exceed patient care needs, support complex patients, assist with clinical needs such as rapid discharge and condition reporting, and prevent unnecessary admissions. Responsibilities include effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, improving service quality, referring to trained nurses, care planning, documenting patient condition changes, promoting health and wellbeing, and applying dressings when trained. The role offers varied, rewarding work in healthcare, contributing to the local population's needs.
About us HCRG Care Group is committed to exceeding patient care needs on hospital wards through teamwork and collaboration. Joining the team means becoming part of a dedicated, multidisciplinary environment focused on patient care and innovative service improvement. HCRG Care Group invests in its staff with access to exclusive rewards and benefits. This includes a competitive salary with pension access, My Reward Hub membership for discounts, early wage access, and wellbeing support including mental and physical health resources. Staff development is supported by eLearning and career opportunities.
Job description Job responsibilities
As a Healthcare Assistant you will work as a member of the multidisciplinary Ward team under the supervision of the registered nurse, where you will provide support to trained staff in the health and personal care of inpatients within the Ward.
Youll join a team who are focused on exceeding the needs of patients on the Wardand willsupport the delivery of care to a range of complex patients whichinclude:meeting the clinical need of patients with life limiting conditions, supporting rapid discharge for those patients reaching end of life and helping prevent any unnecessary hospital admissions to a patient in crisis.
The work is varied and interesting. Striving to successfully provide healthcare can be both challenging and rewarding and our services are developing to meet the needs of the local population.
This is a full-time role(37.5 hours per week) based at Livingstone Community Hospital.
Main Responsibilities: Within this role you will:
Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team, medical, clinical nursing colleagues and staff from other support departments Actively seekways to improve the quality of the service provided. Recognisewhen to refer to the trained nurse, contribute to the assessment and care planning process by communicating any concerns you may have or that are expressed by a patient or carer to the registered nurse. Report changes in patients conditions to qualified nurses and ensure it is documented. Ensure all interventions are appropriately recorded and care plans are maintained to required standards. Actively promote the health and wellbeing of patients attending the department. Remove dressings and applying simple dressings when trained and competent.Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organisation skills and have the ability to recognise own abilities and work within sphere of competence. We are looking for someone who is a friendly, approachable team player who can work flexibly and will ensure they deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey.
It is desirable that you have experience dealing with the general public within a healthcare setting however it is not essential that you have worked in a care setting before as we provide full training when in post.
Package Description: As a Healthcare Assistant, youll be part of our valued team based on an inpatientward at Livingstone Community Hospital in Dartford, North Kent
You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
A salary of £24,840 with access to our group pension Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Strong communication and organization skills, ability to recognize own abilities and work within competence sphere.
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 HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
North Kent
DA1 1SA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)