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Job summary

Main area
Community Hospital, Rehabilitation Unit
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full Time and Part Time available)
Job ref
310-OPAC-6081452-B
Employer
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Brookfields Hospital
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust logo

Healthcare Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

Are you someone who wants to make a difference to people?

Are you someone who has a passion to ensure people are supported to achieve fulfilment and well being?

Are you caring, empathetic, enthusiastic, committed and a team player?

Do you like the adrenalin of working in a fast paced, at times challenging but supportive and friendly environment?

If you have answered “yes” then carry on reading as this could be exactly what you are looking for.

Cambridge Rehab Unit is currently a 36 bedded inpatient rehabilitation unit. Our unit is a  Nurse led facility. We have visiting Consultants and daily GP support. We provide short term rehabilitation for individuals from the age of 18 years who have had a change to their physical health. This may be due to an exacerbation of a pre-existing medical condition, an overall general deterioration in their abilities or acute cause.

Full and part time hours considered.

There is free on-site parking available.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will include the delivery of direct patient care, following our Trust policies and procedures, being responsive and respectful to patients, their families and colleagues needs.

To observe and report to a registered member of the team, any changes which may indicate an alteration in the general well being and safety of a patients. This includes observations on patient’s clinical condition. To be aware of own limitations and when to seek support and guidance.

To provide patients with personal care as required and demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect, and compassion at all times.

To be an active team player and work with patients, families and members of the wider multi-disciplinary team

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LBGTQ+ communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for full details of role.

This posts covers 24 hr full rotational shifts. Flexible working considered.

  • To promote a positive service user experience throughout their stay through proactive listening, being responsive to issues raised and through resolving issues and concerns raised by service users with colleagues and senior members of the team.
  • To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.
  • To participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
  • To observe and report to a registered member of the team, any changes which may indicate an alteration in the general well being and safety of a service user. This would include observations around the service user’s presentation,  behaviour, mood and verbal content.
  • To provide service users with personal care, where and when required, and demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect and compassion at all times.
  • To understand the importance of the relatives/carers contribution to care and conversing with the service users and their relatives/carers, establishing their needs and assisting them as necessary opportunity at developing a career within the healthcare sector.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to GCE/GCSE (Maths and English) or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
  • Care certificate or equivalent
  • Training relating to ward specialism.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working as part of a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working with people with reablement/rehab goals
  • Experience of working in a caring capacity.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
  • Effective communication skills both verbally and written including IT literacy (MS Office).
  • Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts
  • Shows appropriate professional and personal boundaries
  • Professional manner enabling good team working

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of the need to safeguard patients and their information
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to learn about Safeguarding

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to carry out physical interventions
  • Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely, as and when required

Other

Essential criteria
  • Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working
  • Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
  • Willing to work flexibly within in the team
Desirable criteria
  • Committed to engaging in and taking further training and development as identified
  • Demonstrates an interest in working within rehab

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.NHS Rainbow badgeStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Prince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itArmed Forces Covenant

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stamatia Avroudiadou
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01223 219246
Additional information

Clare Carr - Modern Matron

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