HoursPart time - 18 hours per week (nights and days, weekends, bank holidays)Job ref262-A-25-7122806EmployerNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteWest Cumberland HospitalTownWhitehavenSalary£24,169 Per Annum Pro RataSalary periodYearlyClosing20/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job Overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES
Band 2 health Care Assistants - 18 hours available
We are seeking to recruit Healthcare assistants for Ward 5 at West Cumberland Hospital. We are looking for caring, dedicated, innovative and motivated Healthcare Assistants to work as part of our dedicated multidisciplinary team. We are a dynamic and enthusiastic team, centralised around holistic patient care with a multidisciplinary approach. Ward 5 is a 30 bedded Acute Medical ward. We work closely with the experienced and highly motivated Multidisciplinary team .
Main duties of the job
You must have a caring approach, be an excellent communicator and be capable of delivering high standards of patient care. Shift pattern Days, nights, weekends and bank holidays The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. Were responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of safe, high quality care every time.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trusts sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the read this before applying section.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
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Disclosure And Barring Service
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
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Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2 December and the new cost will bend
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust Is Committed To Safeguarding Adults And Children Therefore If The Post Is Subject To The Rehabilitation Of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as Amended) The Successful Candidate(s) Will Be Subject To a Criminal Records Check With The Disclosure And Barring Service (DBS). The Cost Of The DBS Must Be Met By The Successful Candidate(s) Through Salary Deduction. DBS Charges Are As Followsif Applicable To The Post
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
- National care Certificate or commitment to complete as part of evaluation process
- NVQ is Care (willingness to complete within one year of start date) or equivalent
Knowledge
- Ability to meet basic care needs of patients
- Ability to carry out routine elements of assesment to enhance patient journey following initial assessment by registered practitioner
- Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care.
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Nursing policies and procedures.
Experience
- Work in customer focused / caring environment.
- NHS employment
- Use of a computer
Skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Ability to use initiative appropriately
- Organisational skills
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
- Keyboard skills.
- Venepuncture
Personal Circumstances
- Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers
- Enthusiastic
- Presents self as courteous, respectful and helpful
- Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
