• Job Description

  Req#: C9434-24-0162?language=en&page=25&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of integrated hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. This includes Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire). We provide care to over half a million patients every year. We have over 6,000 highly trained clinical staff. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives, health visitors, therapists, and healthcare scientists.

  Amersham Hospital is one of several Community Hospitals within the Trust. We have three inpatient areas: Chartridge Ward, Waterside Unit, and Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehabilitation Unit.

  We are looking to appoint a new Healthcare Assistants to join our team on Waterside Unit and Chartridge Ward.

  We are looking for enthusiastic & caring individuals, with excellent communication skills.

  We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after older people.

  Should you be shortlisted we will invite you to attend a competency test. If you meet the standards we require, you will be interviewed. This process is aimed at identifying whether we are the right employer for you, and whether you are the right candidate for us.

  Main duties of the job

  Waterside Unit is a 21 bedded ward within the Integrate Elderly Care Division. We care for individuals who require inpatient rehabilitation prior to discharge into the community. Our patients often have multiple health needs & chronic conditions.

  Chartridge Ward is a 22 bedded ward within the Integrated Elderly Care Division. We care for individuals who are medically optimised for discharge, usually following a period of time in acute care, but who require nursing support & reablement until the appropriate care can be put into place in the community. This could be in the form of a Package of Care in the patients own home, or a placement in a Nursing or Residential Home. Our patients often have multiple health needs & chronic conditions.

  You will need to have excellent communication and inter-personal skills, the ability to work both within a team and independently, and the ability to offer a high level of nursing care. Training and clinical supervision opportunities are available to the successful candidates.

  Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details and job specifics.

  About us

  Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.o We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. o We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?o We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.o As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.o Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.What do we stand for?o Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.o Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.o Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

  Date posted

  19 January 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £22,383 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  434-CR5944689

  Job locations

  Waterside Unit - Amersham Hospital

  Whielden Street

  Amersham

  HP7 0JD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to advert.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to advert.

  Person Specification

  Skills

  Essential

  • Excellent communication skills verbal and written
  • General mathematical skills
  • Knowledge of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care

  Desirable

  • Ability to use a computer
  • knowledge of the care needs of the older people or those who are ill/ frail regardless of age.

  Education & Qualification

  Essential

  • Secondary Education
  • NVQ Level 2 or 3

  Experience

  Essential

  • Understands nature of HCA duties - Patient Care & Housekeeping duties

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a busy environment
  • Experience in a customer focused environment
  • Previous experience in a healthcare setting

  Special Circumstances

  Essential

  • Ability to work required shift pattern

  Person Specification

  Skills

  Essential

  • Excellent communication skills verbal and written
  • General mathematical skills
  • Knowledge of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care

  Desirable

  • Ability to use a computer
  • knowledge of the care needs of the older people or those who are ill/ frail regardless of age.

  Education & Qualification

  Essential

  • Secondary Education
  • NVQ Level 2 or 3

  Experience

  Essential

  • Understands nature of HCA duties - Patient Care & Housekeeping duties

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a busy environment
  • Experience in a customer focused environment
  • Previous experience in a healthcare setting

  Special Circumstances

  Essential

  • Ability to work required shift pattern

  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

  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

  Address

  Waterside Unit - Amersham Hospital

  Whielden Street

  Amersham

  HP7 0JD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

  Address

  Waterside Unit - Amersham Hospital

  Whielden Street

  Amersham

  HP7 0JD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://careers.buckshealthcare.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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