• Job Description

  Req#: C9432-25-0671?language=en&page=805&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Do you want to make a difference and become part of our compassionate, dedicated & patient centred team? Do you have a passion for supporting patients admitted with a fragility fracture?

  We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic health care assistant with a passion for providing high quality care for patients admitted to Needham Ward. The patient group are general elderly, frail and have a neck of femur fracture and often will have a cognitive impairment such as dementia or delirium.

  This role encompasses all aspects of patient care, including pressure sore assessment and prevention, falls management, nutrition and continence assessment and management. As the support worker your role includes ensuring timely assessments are undertaken and provide ongoing involvement in the care of all patients, especially those deemed at high risk.

  Good communication skills are essential as you will be working closely with members of the multidisciplinary team, including therapy, orthogeriatrician consultant and fracture liaison nurses.

  In return we will be committed to supporting you to develop and enhance your skills and to feel confident in your role

  Main duties of the job

  • To meet the needs of the Trust with regard to Induction, mandatory and statutory training
  • To meet the direct and indirect care needs of patients under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse
  • To ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines
  • To work as an effective member of the nursing and wider multi-professional healthcare team
  • To work within the boundaries of the role of the HCA supporting more junior colleagues as required and refer to the Registered Nurse as appropriate

  About us

  We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

  We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

  We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

  Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

  Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

  We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

  Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

  Details

  Date posted

  13 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  432-HR213-25

  Job locations

  Ipswich Hospital

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience in a health setting

  Desirable

  • Experience within an acute setting

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Care certificate achieved
  • Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio
  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake
  • Willingness to undertake further study

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness of physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients relatives and carers.
  • Awareness of the nature of the carers role in assisting patients to fulfil basic human needs
  • Knowledge of clinical procedures and observations
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation

  Desirable

  • Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience in a health setting

  Desirable

  • Experience within an acute setting

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Care certificate achieved
  • Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio
  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake
  • Willingness to undertake further study

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness of physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients relatives and carers.
  • Awareness of the nature of the carers role in assisting patients to fulfil basic human needs
  • Knowledge of clinical procedures and observations
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation

  Desirable

  • Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Ipswich Hospital

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Ipswich Hospital

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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