Healthcare Assistant - AMU | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

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 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.

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 to open in 2030 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.