Senior Health Care Assistant - Ward 3 - Goole | Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2024 |
| Location: | Goole, DN15 7BH |
| Company: | Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6183433/208-A0780F-24-1 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the team on ward 3 at Goole Hospital.
We are a small team of Nurses and Multi Disciplinary professionals who provide medical care and physical rehabilitaion for patients from the local area and further afield. The role involves team working with like-minded colleagues to provide high standards of care to patients who are recovering from extended hospital stays or serious illness. From assisting with basic hygiene needs and nutrition to working with our physio team to get patients back on their feet and home again, we aim to support our patients to meet their potential and improve their quality of life in the short and the long term.
The role involves shift work through 24 hours, 365 days a year as the ward is always full, but we all work together to ensure that the workload is shared appropriately. Training is available and encouraged for anyone hoping to improve their knowledge and skills.
Goole hospital is ideally situated near to major road links and has great access to York, Hull, Leeds, Doncaster, all under an hours drive away. Car parking on site is plentiful and the local Train station is mere minutes away.
Physical, psychological and emotional care of medical patients; assisting with all activities of daily living.
Working with Nurses and other MDT colleagues, Student and other support staff.
Housekeeping, stock control and support to domestic staff.
Communication with all patients, families and staff.
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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This advert closes on Thursday 11 Apr 2024