Band 2 Healthcare AssistantNHS

Job summary

Please note, this post may close earlier than the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Do you want to:

• Be an integral member of a dedicated team.
• Join a forward thinking, innovative organisation.
• Contribute to the provision of high-quality care within the local community.

Adults and Specialist Rehabilitation have an amazing opportunity offering full time and part time (34.50hrs, 30hrs and 23hr) vacancies for Band 2 Healthcare Assistant, on a fixed term basis of 6 months. During this six-month period, the employee will be supported in meeting the required skills and competencies to achieve the standards required of a Band 2 HCA . Following completion of this, there may be opportunities to progress as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant, as part of our ongoing development programmes without having to interview for the position.

The successful applicant will be required to work shifts on weekends, nights and bank holidays, over 24 hours 7 days a week, to meet service needs.

Main duties of the job

Adults and Specialist Rehabilitation Division , within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, delivers a range of specialist services to older adults. We are currently recruiting dedicated and motivated healthcare assistants to West Heath Hospital and Moseley Hall Hospital, Individuals will be expected to deliver and maintain a high standard of clinical care and to assist in the delivery of all aspects of individualized personal care.

Job description

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

About us

IMPORTANT

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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands