Healthcare Assistant | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23,615 Per annum, pro rata if part time |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2024 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6630340/430-MED1881A |
Summary
Healthcare Assistant
Department Ward 16 and Ward 17
Band: Band 2 £23,615 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
We are looking for multiple motivated, organised and enthusiastic individuals to join our team as a Healthcare Assistant. Additionally, we are a friendly team who support and encourage each other, all successful applicants must hold the same values.
Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: w/c 30 September 2024
Ward 17 is a 26-bed acute coronary care ward caring for male and female patients and Ward 16 is a 29-bed respiratory ward and whose patients are female. Our wards contain highly skilled doctors, nurses and healthcare assistants caring for all our patients’ holistic needs and promoting independence and rehabilitation. We care for and support patients with chronic heart conditions and deliver care to acutely unwell cardiac patients.
We partner closely with the cardiology department in the Trust, performing pacemaker insertions, diagnostic cardiac angiography and other procedures. We also collaborate with the cardiac teams in our tertiary centres, for our patients requiring transfer.
The role of the HCA is to assist the nursing team in the delivery of safe effective care to the patient.
• To assist all team members as required in the direct delivery of patient care. Undertake personal care duties for patients including bathing and feeding.
• To have knowledge of basic clinical observations and an understanding of the correct escalation process, making judgements on when to report patient conditions to a senior member of staff.
• To assist, where appropriate, in the induction of new staff within the department, demonstrating duties to new starters
• To organise own daily workload, adjusting and prioritising appropriately as the ward actively dictates.
NHS Staff Survey - A staggering 94.2% of nurses and midwives feel the impact of their roles on patients, underlining their integral contribution to healthcare.
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
• Communicate factual information to patients regarding their condition within your clinical remit. Patients may have barriers to understanding such as a physical or mental disability, including dementia and so information will need to be delivered with tact, empathy, and sensitivity.
• You may need to use persuasive skills to encourage patients to engage and undertake activities of daily living.
• To ensure that patients, relatives needs are met in a courteous, helpful, and compassionate manner.
• To ensure all visitors to the department are dealt with in a courteous and helpful manner.
• To demonstrate a pro-active approach to maintaining overall tidiness and cleanliness of the ward/department and equipment.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Sep 2024