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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

About

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care organisation, providing care in the community at over 20 health centres and clinics as well as services such as district nursing. We also provide services at the Royal Bolton Hospital.

We have three fundamental aims:-

Best care for better health (for our patients and our community).
Responsible use of resources (for the taxpayer).
Valued, respected and proud (by our staff, patients and public).

We aim to:-

Meet the health needs of our population.
Improve the safety and quality of care.
Improve patient experience.
Make our services more efficient.

Contact

Address: Royal Bolton Hospital; Minerva Road; Farnworth; Bolton; Lancashire; BL4 0JR
Contact Number: 01204 390390

Find out more

Jobs Website

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Ref: 241-959-IC-24 Vacancy ID: 6843049

Health Care Assistant

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Vacancy status: Closed

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Location

Site: Laburnum Lodge Intermediate Care Setting
Address: Breightmet Fold Lane
Town: Bolton
Postcode: BL2 6PP
Major / Minor Region: Lancashire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent: Rotational days/nights post
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £23,615 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 2)

Specialty

Main area: Health care assistant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

After appropriate initial basic training and assessments the post holders will have the opportunity to train in clinical tasks such as venepuncture, cannulation, undertake diagnostic tests e.g. recording of EGCs, blood sugar analysis

Although based predominantly in The Intermediate Care setting, rotation may be required.

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.

We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.

Staff benefits - Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

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

essential

Essential criteria

NVQ level 2
care experience
clear documentation skills
skills motivation

Desirable criteria

care certificate
health apprenticeship or any other health experience
GCSE English Maths

desirable

Essential criteria

experience with patient care

Desirable criteria

enthusiastic person
worked in hospital setting

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Vivien Bates
Job title: Matron
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07502646162
Additional information: To request further information regarding this post or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Vivien Bates, Matron, Intermediate Care on 07502646162