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Health Care Assistant | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 April 2024 |
| Location: | Welwyn, AL6 9SB |
| Company: | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6152480/812-24-MS-QVM-HCA-BD3 |
Summary
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team. You will be working alongside our trained nursing and therapy staff assisting them in the day to day care and management of our patients to ensure they receive safe, high quality nursing care on our rehabilitation unit at Queen Victoria Memorial Community Hospital in Welwyn.
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary (pro rata where applicable). You will participate in a 7 day working rota including long day shifts, night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
QVM Hospital is a 22 bedded community hospital providing rehabilitation to adults following injury / illness / surgery. You will be working with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in the in-patient unit enabling patients to maximize their independence.
The successful candidate will:
• be part of our friendly team
• develop your caring
• take part in audits
• be a healthcare champion
• assist with stock ordering for the ward
• hold a full valid driving license and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Improving The Health And Wellbeing Of The Communities We Serve.
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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The post holder will carry out a broad range of patient care activities under supervision of a qualified nurse, maintaining patient privacy and dignity at all times. The role is flexible and dependent upon the assessed competency of the individual. The post holder will be required to work a rotational shift pattern between long days 11.5 hour shifts and 11.5 hour night duty shifts.
Please see attached Job Description for further details
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
This advert closes on Friday 29 Mar 2024
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