Band 2 healthcare assistants

OPU/OPRA is a busy unit with a professional but friendly team delivering high standards of care. Our focus is providing an appropriate, comprehensive geriatric assessment for patients in our care, with a focus on frailty pathways. We care for patients from the emergency department. You will work alongside the nursing team and wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the admission, discharge and transfer of patients runs smoothly., Assisting with personal care needs of patients and activities of daily living.

Promoting and assisting patients with oral nutrition and fluids and reporting any concerns.

Assist with admission and discharge of patients, including checking valuables.

Assisting with infection control and prevention strategies.

Supporting of patients and their families in the last stages of their life.

Maintaining effective communication.

We are seeking to appoint Band 2 healthcare assistants who are flexible, compassionate and motivated and who can demonstrate an ability to develop within the role. This is a very busy area, with a high patient turnover.

The unit comprises of ten assessment areas and 48 inpatient beds, the patients admitted are frail, elderly and often have multiple comorbidities.

We are looking for compassionate, caring individuals who share the ethos of the unit, and will help drive the service forward, supported by the unit managers and both the qualified ward staff and the current healthcare assistants. The unit is comprised of bay areas and in order to maximise patient safety the unit operates the system of bay nursing. This would be an ideal opportunity for a new in post healthcare assistant or one seeking to gain new knowledge and skills within frailty.

The post holder will provide experience of working with older people, have knowledge of frailty and will be willing to undertake any relevant training to progress the unit.

The successful applicant must also be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be aware of, and actively demonstrate the Trusts vision and values, and have a genuine interest in this new and exciting unit.

We are a forward thinking, positive, progressive department and you will be supported to further develop your expertise in order to provide the best outcomes for patients.,

• Proven ability to understand and comply with detailed procedures


• Keyboard skills


Desirable criteria


• Familiar with hospital PAS, NVQ Level II in Care, Clear and accurate written/verbal Communication and effective listening skills.


• Proven interpersonal skills, Demonstrate ability to work on a rota, including nights and weekends and to provide reasonable flexibility in terms of hours worked


• Willing to adapt to the changing needs of the service, Demonstrate friendly and caring manner


• Proven ability to work in a team, be supportive of team members, Proven ability to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge


• Proven ability to use own initiative and work without close supervision, Proven ability to keep information confidential
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., We currently high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding areas. We employ over 7000 staff many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.


We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.


• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.


• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.


• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.


Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.