Inpatient Health Care Assistant - Coalville

Important note for candidates - unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and the minimum number of working hours required is 22.5 per week. We are looking for Health Care Assistants to join our team at Coalville Community Hospital. Ward 1 provides sub-acute care, palliative care and rehabilitation and Ward 2 provides specialist stroke care. You must have experience of working in health or social care and be able to contribute to the care of our patients with kindness, compassion and empathy. The wards are led by nurses and you will work under their guidance as part of a very supportive team. You will be required to complete the Care Certificate if you do not already hold it and we actively encourage on-going development. The post will provide cover over a twenty-four hour per day, seven day a week rota with shifts being 7.5 or 11.5 hours in length to meet the needs of the service. Full time and part time posts are available.,

• Undertaking clinical observations and providing clinical care as delegated.
• Supporting our patients in maintaining their health, well-being and independence.
• Providing personal care.
• Accurately recording patient information.
• Working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families., patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri
  
  We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working