Senior health care assistant

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Completed the National Care Certificate
• Functional skills minimum Level 2 Math's and English or GCSE equivalent or working towards.

Desirable criteria

• Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an Apprenticeship in Clinical Healthcare.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
• Knowledge of Infection Control & Safeguarding processes

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in a healthcare setting.
• Worked at a band 2 Health Care Assistant level or equivalent
• Experience of working with the multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of caring for patients.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in an Outpatient setting

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Competent at a range of clinical duties, within 6 months.
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Caring/supportive attitude
• Able to work in a team.
• Able to carry out routine duties, adapt and reprioritise according to patients needs as necessary
• Able to work on own initiative in delivery of patient care
• Ability to supervise staff
• Able to build effective relationships with patients/relatives/visitors/ Colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff.
• Basic computer skills with ability / willingness to develop further IT skills.
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
• Able to demonstrate a caring, friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate demeanour.
• Professional outlook and positive attitude.
• Able to challenge unacceptable behaviour and escalate issues/ concerns both timely and appropriately

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.

Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.

At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications:

When one has decided to use the help of AI in writing job application, please note that it is essential to personalise the information, especially in the supporting statement segment of application. AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies to thus producing inaccurate and misleading statements. Full reliance on AI to write application can hinder chances of success at early stage of selection process as it cannot solely showcase how one's knowledge, experience and skills meet job requirements. It is important that to give personal touch to supporting statement and strike the balance to avoid it sounding robotic.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored and if applicants have used it then they are required to declare this.

How do you hear back from us?

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The Trust is committed to making a difference to the environment. Our "Save Planet Tameside & Glossop" strategy means that we work towards protecting our natural environment and "green" workplace practices at all times.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 576.5KB)
• Hospital Floor Plan (PDF, 50.9KB)
• Positive About Disability (PDF, 191.5KB)
• Hospital Site Map (JPG, 160.9KB)
• Trust's Values and Behaviours (PDF, 495.1KB)