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Job Description
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- General Education to GCSE level in Maths and English A-D(or equivalent)
- Care Certificate
- NVQ Level 2
- Experience of working with people/team
- Previous health/social care support worker experience
- Ability to verbally communicate clearly and effectively in the English language
- Clear and effective reading and writing in the English language
- Can follow instructions and learn procedures
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understanding of the Healthcare assistant role
- Basic computer/IT skills
- First Aid training
- Information governance training
- General Education to GCSE level in Maths and English A-D(or equivalent)
- Care Certificate
- NVQ Level 2
- Experience of working with people/team
- Previous health/social care support worker experience
- Ability to verbally communicate clearly and effectively in the English language
- Clear and effective reading and writing in the English language
- Can follow instructions and learn procedures
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understanding of the Healthcare assistant role
- Basic computer/IT skills
- First Aid training
- Information governance training
Job summary
The Acute Medical Unit is a 39 bedded unit looking after our acutely unwell patients at the beginning of their hospital journey.
The role entails caring for the acutely unwell patient at the beginning of their journey in the trust.
Working alongside registered nursing team and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide personalised care to our patients whilst upholding our trust values.
You will be required to work as part of 7 day rota with day and night shifts.
Please note that due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
You will work within a multidisciplinary team to meet the day to day needs of our patients whilst they are in the Acute Medical Unit .
You will be enrolled in our GROW programme to provide you with the trainings required to meet the role of the health care assistant and supported to meet the competency to fulfil the role.
The role will include attending the daily care needs of the patient prioritising and providing individual care for each individual.
You will be trained to complete patient observations and record them on our digital system and will be offered other training to extend your role depending on your individual needs.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.
We love working here and think you will too.
Details
Date posted
30 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
426-809-25MG
Job locations
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET
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Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
Desirable
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
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer's website
https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer's website
https://www.qehkl.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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