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Job overview

We are looking for an experienced Health Care Assistant with a passion and commitment to the care they deliver & who holds the patient experience and care at the heart of their practice.  You will need to be pro-active and enthusiastic in your role, share our organisational values & be looking for an opportunity to join our highly skilled team of Emergency Practitioners and qualified staff in our Practitioner Led Unit.

We are therefore looking for a Healthcare Assistant with experience of working in an Acute health care setting and with a NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare.

Applications from experienced HCAs with extended skills such as venepuncture and ECGs would be welcome. You must be a team player, have the ability to plan and organise your workload under the direction of the Practitioners and trained staff.

The North Cotswold Hospital has a dedicated minor injury & illness unit (MIiU) open 7 days a week & the post holder will be required to work a full range of shifts.  Our hours of service are  0800-2000hrs.

Based in the MIiU, you will be required to provide a high standard of care to Adult & Paediatric patients and applicants will also be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other department duties including some administration and Reception duties.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the delivery of high quality patient care, promoting rehabilitation and independence for those patients attending the MIiU under the supervision of the qualified unscheduled care practitioner (ENP/EP) and Band 5 Staff.

Maintain stock levels and ensure timely ordering of consumables and assist in keeping the clinical environment clean and tidy on a daily basis.

Support patients from the point of registration through to  treatment and discharge.

Work alongside a clinician to facilitate planned returns dressings. 

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. 

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust.  For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%).   It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; 
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work; 
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative     

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.