Healthcare Assistant

Description:

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and inter-personal skills; It is preferred to have previous experience in the role.

You will be provided a clinical training to learn the role and will have daily supervision by a trained staff to perform safely, confidently and competently the clinical skills required. The Trust are giving opportunities and support for your future career pathway and development.

So if you’re the kind of person who cares about getting things right and wants to make a difference in a forward thinking team we would love to meet you.

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

Essential criteria

• Experience of working within a team
• Experience of working within a ward/hospital in a caring role

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology
• Demonstrates an insight into personal care needs

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good written communication skills

Personal attributes

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates a sense of commitment to working in a caring environment with people of all ages

Education

Essential criteria

• Care Certificate or willingness to complete the Care Certificate within 6-12 weeks