Job Description
We are looking for caring and committed individuals to join our newly created healthcare assistant team supporting our community hospitals. You'll be permanent member staff working between the two wards at Witney Community Hospital.
Full time roles, 37.5 hours per week. Shifts cover 7 days per week including early, late and night shifts.
Full training and support available
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be instrumental in assisting the teams to meet the changing needs of the patients, provide personal care, assist in individual patient monitoring and be a patient advocate.
Your commitment to providing excellent care at the place of the individual patient or ward need will demonstrate your patient focused approach. Working across wards in a range of shifts, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, will develop your skills and knowledge in a variety of patient specialities and ensure that the role is very rewarding.
We are looking for individuals who show warmth and support to our patients and their families; helping to promote independence, dignity and positively enhancing the lives of individuals in our care.
Our learning and development opportunities:
If you want to grow and develop your knowledge and skills and achieve a recognised qualification in nursing, we will support you to discover what is best for you and your future career plan.
We can support you to achieve nationally recognised vocational qualifications, most of which are supported by the apprenticeship route. Our apprenticeships are available in a variety of subjects from:
- Senior Health Care Support Worker
- Nursing Associate
- Assistant Practitioner
- Nursing degree
The development of our workforce is key to delivering caring, safe and excellent services to our patients. Our Trust is committed to offering development and learning opportunities for all employees. No matter where you start with the Trust, you will have access to extra training and be given the opportunity to progress within the organisation.
Our teams:
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our housekeepers and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their families.
This role works on a 7 day rota of early, late and night sifts including weekend and Bank Holidays. Enhanced hourly rates will be paid.
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for more information on the job role.
Please note that mileage will be paid should you be required to travel between community hospital bases.
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