Now Hiring: Health Care Assistant in London

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  • London

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Job role: Health Care Assistant

Company name: NHS Jobs

Salary: £28,166.00 per year

Job Reference: C9259-24-2751

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About the Job: 

 

Main duties of the job

Assist with care of women under the direction and supervision of Midwifery trained staff in the hospital and community. MCA’s are expected to support the smooth running of maternity services including clinics, day assessment and maternity triage by locating and filing notes, preparing documentation, general housekeeping, stock rotation and ordering; undertake basic care tasks including supporting hydration and nutrition needs of women and their newborn infants, documenting hydration and micturition on fluid balance charts; preparing women for clinical examination and tests, screening and immunisations; and acting as a chaperone.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Demonstrate basic numeric and literacy skill / ability to undertake NVQ level 2 training at a later date
  • English and maths at GCSE Level or Equivalent

Experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a care setting
  • Previous experience as a Nursing Auxiliary in the NHS

Personal and people development

Essential

  • Well groomed, adhere to uniform policy while working
  • Ability to work within a team
  • Motivation to undertake required activity

Skills

Essential

  • Good communication
  • Courteous manner
  • Legible handwriting

Communication

Essential

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective communication at all levels
  • Ability to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
  • A sound understanding of confidentiality
  • Interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • Good organisational skills

Health, safety and security

Essential

  • Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the Trust Health and Safety policie

Equality and diversity

Essential

  • Ability to treat everyone with dignity and respect
  • Experience of Equal Opportunity policies and procedures
  • Ability to recognise and take action when equality and diversity are undermined

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Newham University Hospital

London

E13 8SL

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