Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-6969130
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- ward C4 Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £23,615 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health Care Assistant
Band 2
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
Join Our Team as a Healthcare Assistant – Ward C4, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Are you passionate about making a difference in patient care? Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for dedicated Healthcare Assistants to join our growing team on Ward C4, a busy and dynamic medical ward. We are committed to providing the highest standards of care while developing our team’s skills to meet the diverse needs of our patients.
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking individuals with a strong commitment to nursing values and a genuine desire to deliver compassionate, professional, and respectful care to patients and their families. You will play a key role in maintaining a clean and safe environment, helping reduce the risk of infection, and ensuring the ward remains well-organised. As part of our team, you’ll contribute to a supportive, patient-centred care environment.
Why Work With Us?
- Training & Development: Take advantage of excellent training opportunities to enhance your skills and progress in your healthcare career.
- Supportive Environment: Work within a welcoming and friendly team, where you’ll receive support at every stage of your role.
- Impactful Role: Be part of a team delivering compassionate, patient-centred care within a trusted and respected NHS Foundation Trust.
If you’re passionate about providing high-quality patient care and want to be part of a team that values compassion and professionalism, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a health care worker you will be expected to work within our dedicated multi-disciplinary teams and be fully involved in an individual’s care from admission to discharge, assisting with patient hygiene and dressing, feeding, maintaining dignity and respect, keeping the environment clean and tidy and keeping good documentation.
In addition our health care workers are expected to support the registered staff nurses in meeting the required targets both at local and national level.
The post holder is required to undertake training to enable them to carry out a wide range of tasks in support of clinical professionals, including activities directly related to patient care.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Health Care Worker you will need to communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, under the supervision of a registered nurse.
Carry out ward clerical and IT tasks, as required. Carry out routine administrative/telephone related tasks. Communicate effectively when giving/receiving verbal and written information.
Under the supervision of a registered nurse to assist with patient care activities. To maintain confidentiality of patient information. To carry out any tasks required to maintain the safety, cleanliness and tidiness of the ward area.
To carry out duties as required, meeting all aspects of ward catering. To carry out routine household management/maintenance activities. To maintain patient dignity.
Work closely with other healthcare professionals in order to provide patient’s with exceptional care.
To organise and plan own day to day workload or activities in order to meet the demands of the job role. To actively contribute to the efficient management of ward resources, including ordering/monitoring of ward supplies.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £45.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Written & basic numeracy skills
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2
- Care Certificate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of caring
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understanding of health & safety
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Able to organise self & deliver tasks effectively
- Able to work as part of a team
- Ability to be patient focused
Desirable criteria
- Basic IT skills
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Past experience in a caring role
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Margaret Wheelden
- Job title
- Ward Manager Ward C4
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5950
- Additional information
If you would like further information please contact do not hesitate to contact Ward Manager [email protected] or Deputy Ward Sister Leyre [email protected].
Tel; 0161 419 5950
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