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Form of work#BeKnown By us. By our patients. By our community.
Do you want to make a difference on people’s lives?
We are looking for individuals with or without healthcare experience to join our diverse and friendly organisation.
No Experience? No problem, you don’t need any previous experience to work as a Nursing Assistant! We will provide all the training you need and equip you with the skills required to start your career in healthcare.
Experienced in healthcare? We have opportunities to work in varied roles across the organisation enabling you to build on your career and meet your professional goals. This is a great opportunity to develop your Nursing Assistant career and make a real difference to the lives of those who use our services.
We encourage applications from all backgrounds. We have permanent, full and part-time roles available, across a variety of medical and surgical wards.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response.
Certificate of sponsorship
Please note that Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this role as it does not meet the minimum salary requirements for the health and care visa (which is a sub category of the skilled worker visa). Currently the salary requirement is £23’200 per annum for the health and care or £38’700 per annum for the skilled worker route.
As a Nursing Assistant you will provide invaluable support to ward teams and help with direct patient care, which might include:
Measuring and observing the physical characteristics/condition of patients, including temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, peak flows and weight
Assisting patients with the maintenance of their personal and oral hygiene, including washing/bathing, mouth and dental care, hair-washing, shaving and dressing/undressing
Assisting patients to eat and drink as per their care plan, identifying, recording and reporting abnormal dietary and fluid intake
Assisting patients with mobility, using safe manual handling techniques
Assisting patients to use toilet facilities.
What you can expect from us?
A supportive, friendly team that delivers outstanding care
A rewarding role in a busy, fast-paced team environment
Working flexibly with you
LGBTQ+ networks
A comprehensive induction programme to help you achieve your Care Certificate
Career progression and ongoing professional development
Enhanced rates of pay for weekends, night and bank holiday working
A minimum of 27 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
The opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
Access to a range of employee benefits including, staff discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, discounted staff restaurant.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
JOB PURPOSE:
Working under the direction of the registered health care professional, as a member of the multi-disciplinary team planning and organising own workload in conjunction with other staff members. Support service development to meet the evolving needs of the NHS ensuring efficient and effective use of all resources. Provide effective high-quality patient/customer care. Monitor and maintain Trust Quality standards.
KEY TASKS:
Clinical Practice:
Working under the direction of a registered healthcare professional, participate in the personal care of patients and prioritising workload appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice and effectiveness in role.
- The Healthcare Support Worker -Care Maker will undertake high quality, caring and compassionate personal care and associated duties under the direction and supervision of the registered professional and working as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Undertake operational duties which include:
o Collecting drugs/instruments/ case notes/instruments
o Escort duties
o Document information relating to personal care, onto HIS under the direction of a registered Nurse
o Maintain and monitor stock levels on the ward/department.
o Participate in meetings and handover to discuss patients progress and care
o To safely transport patients
o Provide support to patients and relatives.
o Provide support when required to the ward/community Team
o Undertake Cavendish Care Certificate as required
Planning and organisational duties
- Provide assistance to patients and relatives according to their individual needs.
- Support patients with feeding providing education and support
- Assist registered healthcare professional with skin inspections and catheter care
- Maintain accurate and timely records, ensuring all entries are legible, accurate and completed within defined timescales.
- Effective verbal communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe high quality care is provided to all patients
- Provide general non-clinical advice, information and guidance to patients, relatives and visitors
- Assist with dietary needs of the patients as required
- Maintain effective working relationships with ward colleagues particularly those highlighted within the organisational chart above.
- Display a pleasant and supportive manor when addressing patients/relatives/carers and colleagues alike
- Maintain basic administration tasks, answering telephone when required and the taking of messages and passing on of relevant information
- Maintain effective communication skills when liaising with patients, staff and visitors, using tact and empathy to receive and pass on information ensuring confidentiality is maintained
Work as part of a team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual
Assists with washing, bathing, showering, hair and oral care:
Assists with dressing and undressing.
Applies lotions and creams appropriately during the provision of skin care.
Assists with nutritional requirements
Assists with toileting, which may include the use of bedpan, commode or lavatory.
Assist in maintaining and monitoring cleaning standards within the clinical area ensuring general fixtures/fittings and specialist equipment are cleaned accordance with guidelines
Comply with the Trusts Infection Control Policy
Ensure sensitivity in relation to the emotional, cultural and religious beliefs/needs of individual patient’s relatives and /or carers.
Responsibility for Finance
- Participate in ensuring effective use of all financial resources in providing and delivering an effective service
- Responsible for maintaining stock control
- Identify cost savings in order to support the department annual CIP targets
- Liaise with Estates and Works Departments in respect of all maintenance issues
- Complete daily checking of equipment and returning of equipment to loan store.
- Adhere to Trust policies/ procedures and guidelines
- Undertake Mandatory Training updates
- Undertake role specific training for onward development of the role including working towards an apprentice
- Ensure compliance with Mandatory training requirements in accordance with Trust Policy
- Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
- All staff have a duty of care to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults, babies and children
- Awareness of the Trust vulnerable adult and Child Protection Policy/ Guidelines
- Provide advice and give support to adults and relatives in relation to health promotion.
- Act as a role model and participate in the support during training of other healthcare assistances.
Care Certificate
If you are successful you will be required to take part in an intensive induction programme in order to achieve the required competencies for the Care Certificate. Initial training will take place over a four-week period and you will be expected to attend all study days and training sessions. During this period and until you have achieved your competencies you will be paid at band 2 on the AFC pay scale.
It is an expectation that you will achieve the Care Certificate within the first twelve weeks of your employment with the Trust. If you are successful and employed on a part-time contract, it may be necessary to work additional hours during the first twelve weeks of your employment in order to meet the requirements of the Care Certificate. All applicants must be fully committed and attend all training dates during the initial four-week timeframe.
