Healthcare Assistant - Critical Care Unit (Telford and Shrewsbury)

The successful candidate will demonstrate high standards in patient care, infection control and communication. They will partake in ensuring that the unit is to a high standard and is safe for both patients and staff by working with our housekeepers, nurses, doctors and physiotherapists.
A positive attitude to change is essential as we look to the future. We also encourage cross-site working as much as possible as we align both teams and to give a more varied learning experience.
Teamworking is essential, as well as excellent communication skills.
This is a hugely exciting time to be joining Critical Care at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), and we hope that you will apply for this post and join our family!

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You will be working within a specialised environment along side a team of registered nurses, physiotherapist and medical team with skill, knowledge and qualifications within the specialism of critical care. You will be under supervision of a registered nurse and supernumerary nurse in charge, with a designated ward manager.
Critical care prides itself on excellent standards in both quality and safety. As a team we strive forwards to learn, develop and improve the service by involving our entire team in new initiatives and aligning to critical care national standards and local polices.
You will be joining a highly motivated team. We recognise outstanding care within our team, supported by the Learning from Excellence Scheme and encourage all our staff to get involved. We also highly value safety and quality - with established daily safety huddles, improved communication through our team newsletter and open culture for all staff to suggest improvements.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated Band 2 Healthcare Assistants to join our dynamic Critical Care teams at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.
Prior acute hospital care experience is essential for this post.
The post holder will have relevant experience in acute care and will provide support and assist Registered Nurses delivering all aspects of health care directly to critically unwell patients, within defined levels of competence and practice. The post holder will be assisting the delivery of the high-quality specialised care required to meet the needs of the critically ill patients. This will include assisting in maintaining a suitable environment in which to deliver that care.
The role involves shift work, 12 hour shifts which are days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
The minimum educational requirements for this role are GCSE's at Grade 9 - 4 in Maths and English/ Level 1 or higher in Functional Skills Literacy and Numeracy.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.