Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-IM6644658
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wycombe Hospital
- Town
- High Wycombe
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
HCA Support Worker - TIA clinic - Hyper Acute Stroke Unit
Band 3
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renownedÌýNational Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.Ìý
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
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Job overview
Do you want to be a Healthcare Assistant and join one of the best Stroke Units in the UK? Our Stroke Unit has maintained the ‘A grade’ in the latest Royal College of Physicians’ Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) audit.
Our stroke service is the designated 24 hour thrombolysis centre for Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire, with 12 hyper- acute beds and 29 acute rehabilitation beds shared in between two wards: the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and the Acute Stroke Unit. We run a high risk TIA clinic 365 days a year.
With the support of a stroke practice development sister, stroke specialist nurses and the Trust’s education department, we are able to offer a range of education and development opportunities, including in-house training and external courses.
Working across TIA clinic, hyper-acute, acute and step down areas, you will have the opportunity to continue to progress your professional development, gain specialist knowledge in the care of acute stroke and skills in caring for rehabilitation patients.Ìý
Please note you will be required to sit a numeracy and literacyÌý test, if you can provide certificate evidence of GSCE level C and above in Maths and English (current grade 4 and above) this will not be necessary.
Main duties of the job
Working as a Healthcare Assistant, you will be part of a busy multi-disciplinary team who are dedicated in providing individualised, evidence based stroke care.
Working within the TIA clinic team.
Greet patients in the outpatient department, take bloods, perform ECGs and record observations. Process electronic referrals. Maintain an Excel spreadsheet. Communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals face to face, by email, and on the telephone.
You should be proficient with phlebotomy and obtaining ECGs,Ìý have great communication skills, and be experienced in Microsoft Word and Excel.
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Working on the hyper acute, and acute stroke wards. Your working day will be varied and will include, but is not limited to, the following:
Promote patient comfort and well-being. Communicate with patients who may have speech disturbance due to their stroke.
Work within a large stroke multi-disciplinary team where all our staff have an important role.
Assist with admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
Assist patients with personal care, using the correct moving & handling techniques.ÌýÌý
Assist patients with eating and drinking as advised by the Speech and Language Therapists.
Obtain and record patient observations.
Working for our organisation
ÌýWhy colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.Ìý
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Functional Skills in English and Maths, (Level1 or equivalent) at interview assessment, or GCSE A to G
Desirable criteria
- National Care Certificate
- Level 2 or Level 3 In Health and Social Care Subject (or willingness to work towards)
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Understands nature of the HCSW role and responsibilities
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a health care environment
- Evidence of working as a member of a team
- Experience in a customer focused environment
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate in English clearly and concisely with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team
- Courteous with patients and others, both internal and external
- Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
- Understands concept of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care
- Ability to use a computer, with knowledge of basic Excel
- Willingness to undertake the Health and Social Care level 3 apprenticeship
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Ability to work agreed shift patterns designed to meet service needs
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates some insight into the fundamentals and complexity of care and care delivery.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Currie
- Job title
- Stroke Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01494426115
- Additional information
Ward 8, Wycombe Hospital
01494 426113
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