Healthcare Assistant – Ward – BANK

Job overview We are looking for experienced Registered health care professionals to join our staff bank to support our community hospital wards in the following locations, Hawkhurst and Westbrook House. Main duties of the job Some our your responsibilities will include, Utilising your knowledge, skills and experience to work within the scope of your competencies to deliver nursing care to patients in our community hospital wards.You will undertake holistic assessment of routine and complex patients in order to plan care in collaboration with patients and family.You will participate in daily handover and undertake additional tasks required for the patients seen that day liaising with the multi-disciplinary teams supporting service delivery. Working for our organisation One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive ExcellentWe’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us bothLooking for professional development? We can support that too! Our will help you achieve your aspirations Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place virtually on a date to be confirmed.Find out more about the community difference Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria NMC Registration Employer certification / accreditation badges