• Job Description

  Req#: C9364-24-1953?language=en&page=221&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of a HCA. A unique career opportunity to become a key member of the nursing team. You must be enthusiastic, motivated with good communication skills & the ability to work under pressure. You must be a team player & willing to go the extra mile for our residents care.

  The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:

  • Compassion
  • Understanding
  • Commitment
  • Delivering high quality care
  • Have a positive attitude

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder is responsible for undertaking assigned tasks that involve direct resident care in a care home setting.

  Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

  Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.

  About us

  EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

  • Season Ticket Loans
  • NHS discounts for staff
  • Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
  • Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
  • The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
  • Day One Flexible Employer

  The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

  Join our Staff bank

  What is Staff Bank?

  Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

  All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

  If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

  Date posted

  05 December 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  364-A-8504

  Job locations

  Rawreth Court

  Rawreth Lane

  Rayleigh

  SS6 9RN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post involves supporting individual residents in all aspects of their care including daily living needs as is outlined in the residents individualised care plan. The post holder is responsible for reporting any relevant changes in the residents condition to the qualified staff. Furthermore the post holder will assist in the physical care and support of people with mental health needs and challenging behaviours, proving person centred care and working within the Recovery Model to enable residents to be become socially inclusive, whilst supporting qualified staff to ensure the highest standards of care are upheld.

  Please see Job Description for full details.

  The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a one workforce cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.

  To support this one workforce model the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.

  Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.

  Further information will be provided post interview.

  This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post involves supporting individual residents in all aspects of their care including daily living needs as is outlined in the residents individualised care plan. The post holder is responsible for reporting any relevant changes in the residents condition to the qualified staff. Furthermore the post holder will assist in the physical care and support of people with mental health needs and challenging behaviours, proving person centred care and working within the Recovery Model to enable residents to be become socially inclusive, whilst supporting qualified staff to ensure the highest standards of care are upheld.

  Please see Job Description for full details.

  The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a one workforce cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.

  To support this one workforce model the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.

  Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.

  Further information will be provided post interview.

  This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualifications

  Essential

  • Good general education
  • Previous experience of working within a care home

  Desirable

  • NVQ care or equivalent

  Skills/Experience

  Essential

  • Assist in the provision and care to residents
  • Manual handling of residents using lifting aids
  • Assist residents' with all activities of daily living (Hygiene, nutrition etc.)

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of Health and safety Awareness
  • Understanding of Safeguarding
  • Ability to feed back accurate information to other members of the team
  • Ensure that own actions support equality and diversity at all times

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualifications

  Essential

  • Good general education
  • Previous experience of working within a care home

  Desirable

  • NVQ care or equivalent

  Skills/Experience

  Essential

  • Assist in the provision and care to residents
  • Manual handling of residents using lifting aids
  • Assist residents' with all activities of daily living (Hygiene, nutrition etc.)

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of Health and safety Awareness
  • Understanding of Safeguarding
  • Ability to feed back accurate information to other members of the team
  • Ensure that own actions support equality and diversity at all times

  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

  Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Rawreth Court

  Rawreth Lane

  Rayleigh

  SS6 9RN

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Rawreth Court

  Rawreth Lane

  Rayleigh

  SS6 9RN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://eput.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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