Bank Nursing Assistant Band 3

Here at The Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust we are passionate about delivering the highest quality care to all our patients. In order to help us maintain this, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and committed Band 3 Health Care/Nursing Assistants to join our temporary staffing bank.

As a trust bank HCA you will be able to choose a flexible working pattern to suit your work life balance in a variety of clinical settings working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country.

VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE

Main duties of the job

Working shifts as a Bank Health Care/Nursing Assistant across wards and departments as part of the multidisciplinary team, in a variety of clinical settings to support the team to deliver the highest quality care to our patients, in line with our trust values

As HCA you will be responsible for supporting trained nurses to deliver excellent care to an allocated group of patients providing support, for each clinical area you work on.

Clinical duties, across a range of clinical settings, include providing personal care to patients, supporting them with their needs such as mobilisation and feeding, recording observations and providing enhanced care for patients with dementia and delirium.

About us

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We offer a variety of bank shifts both days, nights and weekends across all our sites with competitive hourly rates. Our long day and night shift are paid at 11.5 hours.

Job responsibilities

• To work as a member of the nursing team, under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse delivering care to patients.
• To work as a part of a multidisciplinary team to assist in the continuity of care
• To assist in the maintenance of a safe, clean and comfortable ward environment.
• To complete Trust training and education programmes commensurate with the role

Person Specification

Skills & Aptitudes

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• A working knowledge of undertaking basic observations, and the principles surrounding this. Must be able to take blood pressures with a manual and electronic device

Personal Qualities/Attributes

• Able to communicate accurately and effectively with patients and colleagues, verbally and in writing

Experience

• At least six months experience as a HCA in an NHS Setting
• Good standard of written and spoken English

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Care Certificate
• Vocational Level 2 in health or equivalent relevant experience
• Achievement of or willing to undertake level 2 functional skills

Royal Free Shared Commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust's Shared Commitments