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Senior Healthcare Assistant | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2024 |
| Location: | Thatcham, RG18 3AS |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6411296/371-CHS575 |
Summary
Would you like to be part of an innovative team of nurses that strive for quality and excellence in a bright, modern Community Hospital?
An exciting opportunity is available for candidates to apply for a full timeSeniorHealthcare Assistant post at West Berkshire Community Hospital Inpatient Unit. The successful candidate will be working in a supportive and flexible working environment, withample opportunityfor new learning and professional development pathways.
The post is rotational for day and night shifts across two inpatient wards.
We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, which is about creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most. We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, positive member of the nursing team to support the qualified staff in the running of the ward and to provide direct care to patients. Part of your role will be to ensure that patient safety ismaintainedat all times. We would expect you to fulfil the role of aSeniorHealthcare Assistant using a Competency Tool applicable to this role.
You would be working within a fantastic, hardworking multi-disciplinary team supporting andassistingqualified staff in the implementation of patient care.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The “must haves” for this role:
• Good communicationskills both written and IT.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Reliable, punctual and support change within the ward environment
• Will berequiredto undertake the Care Certificate training.
• Previousformal caring experienceworking in a similar environment.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or experience.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Jun 2024
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