Job Introduction
We are looking for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to join our team in the Wound Medicine Centre!
Our Wound Medicine Centre Service are focused on exceeding the needs of patients within our community of North Kent. You will support the delivery of care to a range of complex patients which will include meeting the clinical need of patients with complex and chronic wounds. You will be based primarily in the Wound Medicine Centre at Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital, with travel across site may required occasionally.
The work is varied and interesting. Striving to successfully provide healthcare can be both challenging and rewarding and our services are developing to meet the needs of the local population.
This role is a permanent position, working 37.5 hours a week. Clinic Opening times are Monday-Friday 8.30-19.30, and Saturday-Sundays 9.00-14.00. Our expectation is that you will be able to work late and 1 weekend in 3.
Interviews to commence the week of the 2nd September
***Please note: a full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential as it is a day to day requirement of this role. Please indicate this in your supporting application.***
Main Responsibility
As a Healthcare Assistant for the Wound Medicine Centre Service you will:
- Assist in providing wound care as delegated by the Senior Sister/Team Sister within the clinic environment.
- Maintain knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to deliver a quality service that is responsive to the changing needs of patients.
- Assist with cleaning of the clinic.
- Provide clerical and administrative support to the team as delegated by the Senior Sister/Team Sister
- Deliver care in accordance with Organisation Policies, procedures and guidelines, according to competencies, as delegated by the Senior Sister/Team Sister
- Report any changes in condition of the patient to the Senior Sister/Team Sister or in their absence the designated nurse in charge of the caseload.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have:
Education, Training & Qualifications
- NVQ level 2 (care)
- Previous experience in wound care – and ability to follow dressing plans
Communication
- Ability to work within a Team
- Ability to work alone
- Ability to listen to and to communicate with patients and carers in a compassionate and caring manner
- Ability to communicate respectfully with all colleagues
- Ability to be flexible with working hours across a seven-day week
- Ability to undertake nursing skills and to prioritise visits in accordance with patient need
- Ability to organise own workload without direct supervision
- Ability to input data manually and electronically according to organisational policies
- Works within agreed Policies and Procedures
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
***A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.***
Package Description
As a Healthcare Assistant, you’ll be part of our valued Wound Medical Centre Team based on an Inpatient Ward at Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital
You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- A salary of £23,100- £23,500 with access to our group pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
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