Healthcare AssistantNHS
Job summary
Career Change? Returning to Work? Join Our Healthcare Team!Are you seeking a fulfilling career that allows you to make a positive difference in people's lives? If so, consider joining our dedicated team of Healthcare Assistants!
As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll play a vital role in supporting our patients' well-being and recovery. Working alongside our nursing team, you'll be the primary point of contact for many of our patients, providing essential care and compassion.
If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career consider joining our Healthcare team. Your compassion and dedication will make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients.
We are recruiting for a number of vacancies, various shifts, full time and part time across our Medicine and Surgery Wards.
Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position or offer bank positions.
Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with patient care, including feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene
- Providing emotional support and companionship to patients
- Collaborating with the nursing team to ensure optimal patient care
We're seeking compassionate individuals who possess:
- A genuine passion for helping others
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A compassionate and empathetic nature
- A strong work ethic and reliability
Departments we are currently recruiting for are across our medicine and surgery wards and include:
- Laverstock Ward
- Redlynch Ward
- Whiteparish
- Spire
- Amesbury
- Britford
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Job description
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk