Healthcare Assistant - Stroke Unit

Do you want to be a Healthcare Assistant and join one of the best Stroke Units in the UK? Our Stroke Unit has maintained the 'A grade' in the latest Royal College of Physicians' Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) audit.
Our stroke service is the designated 24 hour thrombolysis centre for Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire with 12 hyper- acute beds and 29 acute rehabilitation beds shared in between two wards: the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and the Acute Stroke Unit.
With the support of a stroke practice development sister, stroke specialist nurses and the Trust's education department, we are able to offer a range of education and development opportunities, including in-house training and external courses.
Working across hyper-acute, acute and step down areas, you will have the opportunity to continue to progress your professional development, gain specialist knowledge in the care of acute stroke and skills in caring for rehabilitation patients.
Please note you will be required to sit a numeracy and literacy test, if you can provide certificate evidence of GSCE level C and above in Maths and English (current grade 4 and above) this will not be necessary., Working as a Healthcare Assistant, you will be part of a busy multi-disciplinary team who are dedicated in providing individualised, evidence based stroke care management.
Communicate with patients and their visitors in order to promote their comfort and well-being
Communication with other members of the organisation and respond appropriately
Assist with admission, transfer and discharge of patients
Make unoccupied beds and occupied beds
Assist patients out of bed, helping with dressing and undressing as required
Wash/bathe patients in bed and in the bathroom
Care of hands and feet of patients in bed, If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
+ provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
+ nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
+ regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
+ deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone .
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work - and invite you to join our BHT family.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
+ As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
+ We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
+ We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
+ We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
+ As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
+ Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
+ A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
+ Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
+ Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
+ Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.