Healthcare Assistant – Ward B14 – Peterborough
If you care for others without a second thought and are looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a difference then we could have the perfect role for you.
We would like to invite you to become part of the team on Ward B14 at Peterborough City Hospital. We are a very friendly and welcoming team, who strive to provide the best high quality care to our patients. The team has its very own enthusiastic consultants and nurses who provide the very best patient centred specialised care.
Whether you are new to healthcare or have experience of the NHS or Social Care, you will receive induction and training to join our teams where you will be valued and supported.
For Band 3 appointments: NVQ/QCF Level 3 in a health‑related subject or demonstrable equivalent experience supported by completion of a competency‑based clinical skills framework
Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice
Main duties of the job
- Patient Care: Assisting with personal hygiene (washing, toileting), dressing, feeding, and changing beds. Overall reassurance, comfort, and safety. Communicating with patients and their families.
- Clinical Support: Recording patient observations including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight, and BMI.
- Safety & Dignity: Maintaining a safe, clean environment and supporting patients with dignity, including managing incontinence and supporting mobility.
- Specialism: Working with older people and stroke patients with acute medical needs. Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way. Potentially managing complex needs and aiding in safe, effective discharges.
The shift patterns include working nights and weekends, 12.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week.
About us
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
- Experience caring for others or providing customer‑focused services
- Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant or in a similar care role
- Experience of caring for patients in an acute setting
Key Skills & Abilities
- Ability to communicate clearly in English verbally, in writing, via IT and using the telephone
- Reliable, punctual and flexible to meet service needs
Education & Qualifications
- Maths and English skills equivalent to Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy
- Ability to complete written and electronic records accurately and undertake competency‑based learning
- For Band 3 appointments: NVQ/QCF Level 3 in a health‑related subject or demonstrable equivalent experience supported by completion of a competency‑based clinical skills framework
- Completion of the Care Certificate or equivalent experience
- NVQ/QCF Level 2 in a health‑related subject or equivalent experience
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.
£25,272 to £27,476 a year pro rata
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