Senior Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

Senior Healthcare Assistant

Department: Emergency Department

Band: 3 £24,071 - £25,674 per annum

Hours:  37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Do you have a passion for patient care and want to work in a fast-paced hospital environment? Are you a committed, caring and collaborative individual?

The Emergency Department (ED) are currently looking for FIVE new Healthcare Assistants. The role of the ED is to treat patients who have serious medical conditions, life-threatening illnesses/injuries and limb-threatening problems by providing a 24-hour care to an average of 240 patients every day. Therefore, you will need to always be pro-active, alert and ready for anything.

As a Healthcare Assistant in the Emergency Department, you will work collaboratively with Staff Nurses, Consultants and ambulance staff.  We are looking for pro-active, enthusiastic, compassionate individuals who understand the importance of excellence in health and safety and who enjoy working as part of a team.

You must be understanding of accurate documentation within the workplace, be self-motivated be wanting to improve patient lives and be caring at all times when communicating with staff, patients and their family members.

Here is more information on how the ED runs within Milton Keynes Hospital:

Welcome to the Emergency Department - Milton Keynes University Hospital (mkuh.nhs.uk)

Interview date: w/c 18th November 2024

Main duties of the job

The role of the senior healthcare assistant is to assist the nursing team and support Junior healthcare assistants in the delivery of safe effective care to the patient.

Please be advised that if you do not have an NHS Care Certificate you will be required to complete this within the first 12 weeks of employment. Once this has been completed, you will become Band 3.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities

To assist all team members as required in the direct delivery of patient care. Undertake/assist in personal care duties for patients when required. Ensure privacy and dignity is maintained.

Utilise appropriate moving and handling aids to reduce the risk of injury to the patient and themselves. Ensure the safe transfer of patients to Wards and Departments using trolleys and wheelchairs which require steering and manipulation.

To have knowledge of clinical observations, glucose monitoring and urinalysis, all requiring the use of equipment or tools and require an understanding of the correct escalation process, reporting patient conditions to a senior member of staff.

To assist in the induction of new staff within the department, demonstrating duties to new starters. Lead in setting an example to new starters to ensure safe and effective care.

To organise own daily workload, adjusting and prioritising appropriately as the department actively dictates.

Please refer to Job Description for further details

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing  employment  with  the  Trust,  all  employees  (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are  subject  to  a probationary period lasting  a  period  of  six  months  with  an  option  to extend  for  a  further  six  months  to  a total of  12 months.