Now hiring: Health Care Assistant needed in London (Visa sponsorship available)

Job role: Health Care Assistant

Company name: NHS jobs

Job Location: United Kingdom

Salary: £29,029.00 a year

Job Sector: Health Care

Job reference: C9259-25-0432

Job description

The post holder will support the nursing and wider team in providing high quality care within resources available to the patients being cared for in the inpatient ward area. They will always act as a role model ensuring safe and effective care is provided to all within there level of competency to practice. The post holder will escalate any concerns or worries to qualified members of the team. The post holder will be expected to complete the care certificate on appointment and aim to complete this within 12 weeks of appointment. The post holder will participate in meeting patient needs within the service to agreed standards to ensure key national and local targets / Key performance indicators are met. The post holder will have opportunity to undertake further training and development to enable them to participate in phlebotomy to support staff and meet patient’s needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Care experience within acute hospital or transferrable experience from nursing home / other areas of practice

Desirable

• Care Certificate Programme
• Venepuncture

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 6 months care experience.
• Experience in communicating weith people from wide variety of backgrounds and in different situations
• Experience in both acute and end of life care and supporting families.

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake training relevant to the role

Skills

Essential

• Patient Focused
• Excellent Communication skills
• Effective prioritisation skills
• Ability to adapt and change in an ever-changing situation / environment
• Demonstrate we care values in all aspects of care provided

Desirable

• Sage and Thyme communication training
• Care Certificate programme Venepuncture