Health Care Support Workers

Join #TeamNNUH and our amazing Trauma & Orthopaedic team as we recruit for Healthcare Assistants on our orthopaedic wards. We are looking for Health Care Supprt Workers to join our busy hospital in our Orthopaedic Directorate- Including Ashill Ward, Cringleford Ward, and Gateley Ward Ashill - Elective Orthopaedics, Cringleford - Elective orthopaedics, Gatekeay - Trauma and Orthopaedics We are looking for a caring, motivated and reliable individual who enjoys teamwork and takes pride in their work. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer night-only contracts, and night shift requests are limited. In return, we offer a welcoming environment, strong leadership, ongoing training and opportunities to developspecialist skills. Our teams live the PRIDE values--People-focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence. Ifyou want to feel valued, supported and proud of the care you deliver, elective Orthopaedics is the team for you. With the ongoing support of your team, and our outstanding training and development, you'll be able to take your career anywhere you want - whether that's having more responsibility or even becoming a team leader or registered health professional. Hear from our Health Care Support Workers talking about their role, and what being a Health Care Assistant means to them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6W-HYJwC04, This role involves working as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team to support patients throughout theirorthopaedic journey, as a trauma patient or via the elective pathway. You will deliver compassionate, high-qualitycare under the supervision of registered staff, assisting with personal care, mobility, observations, theatrepreparation, post-operative recovery and accurate documentation, while communicating effectively with patientsand colleagues., Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post. Job description

Essential

• City and Guilds NVQ Level 3/ T levels/ A levels in Care/Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification or significant equivalent experience
• Completion of care certificate within 12 weeks of start date
Experience Essential
• Some previous experience in a nursing/Care Assistant role which can be demonstrated against the requirements of the role.
Skills Essential
• Good numeracy and literacy skills, clear and effective reading and writing in English language
Attitude, aptitude Essential
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• City and Guilds NVQ Level 3/ T levels/ A levels in Care/Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification or significant equivalent experience
• Completion of care certificate within 12 weeks of start date
Experience Essential
• Some previous experience in a nursing/Care Assistant role which can be demonstrated against the requirements of the role.
Skills Essential
• Good numeracy and literacy skills, clear and effective reading and writing in English language
Attitude, aptitude Essential
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  
  Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
  
  The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity. We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics