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Location
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 pa pro rata
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
29 Oct 2024
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
15 Oct 2024

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join the St Mawes Ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, a busy surgical admissions ward. The applicant must have excellent communication skills and a willingness to learn and undertake new skills.

St Mawes is bedded ward. We strive to provide excellent patient care and create effective but safe patient flow throughout the hospital. As a Band 3 joining our Nursing Team you will be expected to work within both areas of our service. We work closely with our surgical team of doctors so you must have excellent communication skills.

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work or working towards Band 3 level, and recent acute hospital experience would be advantageous. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to progress towards the Associate Nurse qualification.

So if you are looking to join a welcoming and supportive team and you want to make a difference to every patient’s experience you will fit right in with us.

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target.  All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join the St Mawes Ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, a busy surgical admissions ward. The applicant must have excellent communication skills and a willingness to learn and undertake new skills.

St Mawes is bedded ward. We strive to provide excellent patient care and create effective but safe patient flow throughout the hospital. As a Band 3 joining our Nursing Team you will be expected to work within both areas of our service. We work closely with our surgical team of doctors so you must have excellent communication skills.

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work or working towards Band 3 level, and recent acute hospital experience would be advantageous. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to progress towards the Associate Nurse qualification.

So if you are looking to join a welcoming and supportive team and you want to make a difference to every patient’s experience you will fit right in with us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

  • Identity Checks
  • Professional registration and qualification checks
  • Employment history and reference checks
  • Work health assessments
  • Criminal record check standards
  • Right to work checks

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.