Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking for Healthcare Assistants who are passionate about delivering high quality and safe care to join our Staff Bank.

We are looking for people with a background in healthcare who can bring experience and skills to our temporary staffing workforce.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Healthcare Assistant at NHFT you will play a key role in ensuring that patients have a safe, quality journey from admission to discharge, (initial training will be provided to successful candidates).

The initial training provided to successful candidates includes all Trust mandatory training and also the Care Certificate, if it has not been completed previously.

About us

You would be an integral member of our committed team of Bank Healthcare Assistants working in local hospitals in a variety of interesting assignments.

We have three community hospitals, in Daventry, Wellingborough and Corby. We have two mental health hospitals at St Mary's in Kettering and Berrywood Hospital in Northampton.

We also have a variety of healthcare services across Northamptonshire, please visit our website for further information.

Staff Bank can offer you :

• Flexible working hours
• Attractive salaries, in line with NHS terms and conditions
• Development opportunities
• Working time directive holiday pay
• Bank incentives, including Wagestream (An optional service to allow staff to access a percentage of there earned wages before the monthly pay date)
• Friendly working environment

Please be prepared to commit to a minimum of 5 days training prior to applying for this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are especially looking for nursing assistants that feel comfortable working with / or has experience working with patients with mental health needs and enhanced supervision needs and also those with experience of physical healthcare.

Person Specification

Qualification and Training

Essential

Good standard of general education including Maths & English GCSE at Grades A-C or equivalent qualification

Desirable

Health and Social Care Qualification or Care Certificate

Experience and skills

Essential

• Computer literate
• Recent experience in a care role
• Demonstrates good written English
• Worked in a team in a Healthcare Setting / environment

Desirable

Previous NHS Care experience

Qualities

Essential

• Willing to learn and develop
• Demonstrates Empathy including listening and personal resilience

Last updated : 2024-04-30