Health Care Assistant

Band 2 - Permanent contract

37.5 Hours per week

Are you interested in becoming a Health Care Assistant? Are you a Health Care Assistant looking for a new challenge?

The Integrated Assessment Unit in Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking for highly motivated and committed Health Care Assistants to join our team.

You’ll have the opportunity to gain experience and develop your skills in a busy acute general hospital, working alongside the nursing teams and undertaking a range of activities under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse.

You will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about patient care; putting patients at the heart of everything you do. You will be working in a multi-professional team and should be flexible and adaptable. For this role you will need to communicate effectively with other staff and patients at all levels.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist and support registered nursing staff in terms of personal care or treatments to be carried out. Also assist the Unit to achieve its wider goals and accreditation standards.
• Report on general condition / appearance of patients to the nurse in charge.
• Maintain good standards of department housekeeping under the direction of the nurse in charge, including cleaning of the treatment areas and equipment, cleaning of storage shelves and cupboards, safe disposal of linen and soiled linen, and assisting with the maintenance of stock levels.
• Assist with daily hygiene needs of patients and unit requirements.
• Participate, under direction with patient’s meals/beverages and special diets and in disturbing patient’s meals and beverages.
• Maintain high standard of personal contact and communication with patients, and relatives.
• Participate in giving out bedpans / urinals, observing and collecting specimens as required, and measuring / charting fluids as directed.
• Document any observations made or care delivered in the patients notes in a legible, accurate and appropriate manner, with due consideration for confidentiality issues and legal implications.