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Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Our mission is to be Outstanding for our patients, our communities and each other.
In order to realise this goal, we recognise that we need the engagement and collaboration of our staff, our patients and local population and our partners across the health and care system.
We commit to:
- Always put our patients first through high quality, safe care and an excellent patient experience
- Be the best place to work with a diverse, engaged workforce that is fit for the future
- Work in partnership to design and provide high quality, financially sustainable services in innovative and modern buildings.
We believe WHH has a strong future as part of a progressive local integrated health and care system with new hospital estate at the heart and a focus on supporting our populations to live long and healthy lives independently. Internally, our focus firmly remains on continually improving the quality of our care, embracing new ways of working and developing and empowering our staff to lead change and improvement.
Our 3-Year Strategy, which can be viewed by clicking on the document below.
Our WHH Strategy sets out the vision for the next five years for your hospitals, setting out the plans that we have to continue to deliver high quality, safe and sustainable health and care services for the local population of Warrington and Halton and beyond. It highlights any changes that you might see to our services as we adapt to the demands from an ageing population and the rapidly changing local and national picture across the wider NHS.
Band 3 Healthcare Assistant
Closed for applications on: 30-Jan-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 30-Jan-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Warrington and Halton Hospitals
- Address
- lovely Lane
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA5 1QG
- Major / Minor Region
- Cheshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 5 days
Salary
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Outpatients
- Interview date
- 06/02/2024
Job overview
To ensure that we continue to give the very best care to our patients we need to train and develop our staff. Warrington and Halton NHS Teaching Hospital has clearly set out what is expected of our HCAs and the competences they are expected to achieve.
All HCAs joining the Trust are expected to be working towards the 10 competencies and maintain up to date mandatory training requirements which include venepuncture, cannulation, removal of canula and catheter, blood glucose testing, physiological observations, ECGs, basic wound dressings, urinalysis and swabs, ANTT.
The role of the HCA is to assist the Registered Nurse in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the individual needs of patients and their families.
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The post holder is responsible for carrying out assigned tasks involving direct patient care in support of and supervised by an Assistant Practitioner/ Registered Nurse, maintaining a high standard of quality patient care and staff morale through personal example, good conduct and appearance.
Working for our organisation
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure that we continue to give the very best care to our patients we need to train and develop our staff. Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has clearly set out what is expected of our HCA's
and the competences they are expected to achieve. All HCAs joining the Trust are expected to complete Care Certificate, work towards a level 2 recognised Healthcare award and maintain up to date mandatory training requirements. The role of the HCA is to assist the Registered Nurse in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the individual needs of patients and their families. The post holder is responsible for carrying out assigned tasks involving direct patient care in support of and supervised by an Assistant Practitioner/Registered Nurse, maintaining a high standard of quality patient care and staff morale through personal example, good conduct and appearance.
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED.
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.
Person specification
Band 3 Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Care Certificate
- Achieved all 10 competencies
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in a healthcare experience
Band 3 education
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Good standard of secondary education
BAND 3 HCA
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate evidence of personal development
- excellent time management
- Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Application of skills and knowledge in various settings
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Porter
- Job title
- Outpatient's Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925 665059
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