Health Care Assistant Band2

Rehabilitation for Elderly

Posted: 1 year ago

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

£18,546 - £19,918 p.a

Permanent

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We like to do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, a vibrant urban location, thriving seaside spot, or the among the rolling hills of a stunning rural setting, there are a lot of ways you can make a difference in our local communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future – we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team. You’ll challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.


Are you a caring and compassionate person who would like the opportunity to work for the NHS? Previous experience preferred but not essential, just a genuine passion to provide the best possible care for our patients.

This role involves providing nursing care for a wide variety of patients both Guernsey/Jersey Wards; we care for a range of needs including end of life care; rehabilitation and frailty.

We work very closely with our Doctors and community teams.

We offer training and support within a long standing team of highly experienced Nurses. Come and join an amazing award winning team.

To find out more information regarding the job description and person specification.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service and are able to present a valid DBS certificate .

Changes to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 will become effective from 1 April 2022. The regulations will make the COVID-19 vaccination a condition of employment for all patient-facing staff who will be carrying out a CQC regulated activity, which means that any successful applicants must provide evidence that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with an authorised vaccine, unless they are subject to an exemption. In order to comply with the timescales set within the regulations, successful applicants in scope of the regulations must have their first COVID-19 vaccination by 3 February 2022. Proof of vaccination (or exemption) will be required as part of the recruitment process.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Precious Whild Senior Sister precious.whild@nhs.net  01202 305020




What working for us will provide:

  • 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years
  • Excellent NHS pension scheme
  • Health and wellbeing services
  • Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
  • Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
  • Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
  • Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
  • Relocation costs where applicable
  • Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying and selling annual leave
  • NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.

What you need to do:

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.

After applying via NHS Jobs your application will be imported into our preferred third party recruitment system, TRAC. All information about your application will come from apps.trac.jobs. You won’t be able to track progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Dorset HealthCare transferring the information contained in the application to Trac and accept a privacy notice under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website.

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Job Reference

Reference: 152-C482.21A

Closing Date: 2022-04-07

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